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Coventry vs Fair Haven vs Afton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most people working from home (7.1%).
Fair Haven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Afton has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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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 | Fair Haven | Afton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
2,724 |
2,733Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
39.2±7.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
47.6±6.3 22% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Afton and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
11.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Fair Haven and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,281±$12kHighest 22% below U.S. |
$62,404±$16k 23% below U.S. |
$51,736±$13kLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25k 60% below U.S. |
$176,500±$14kHighest 47% below U.S. |
$125,700±$23kLowest 62% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219Highest 27% below U.S. |
$830±$116 41% below U.S. |
$826±$212Lowest 42% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,833Lowest 9% below U.S. |
$3,865Highest 24% above U.S. |
$3,395 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±20.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
66%±45.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Afton and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.5%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Coventry and Afton 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 | — | #66 of 70 in VT | #418 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
6.7Lowest |
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U.S. 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.