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Coventry vs Windham vs Wolcott
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Wolcott has the highest household income ($111k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Coventry | Windham | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Lowest |
23,961Highest |
16,279 |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
44.4±2.5 8% above CT |
| Coventry and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±3.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
37% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$110,850±$10kHighest 16% above CT |
| Wolcott and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$326,200±$17k 11% below CT |
| Coventry and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,464±$913Highest about the CT average |
| Wolcott and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284 20% below CT |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$5,799Highest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
49.8%±24.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 1 yr older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
11.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
| Coventry and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT | #76 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Windham High School | Wolcott High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
9.8Lowest |
10.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.