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Coventry vs Perrysburg vs Howard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most people working from home (7.1%).
Perrysburg has the most expensive homes ($144k median).
Howard has grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.3%).
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 | Perrysburg | Howard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392 |
1,578Highest |
1,254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.6% NY: +4.2% |
-5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
50.3±4.3 26% above NY |
49.1±3.1Lowest 23% above NY |
| Coventry and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Coventry and Howard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.4%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Perrysburg and Howard 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 NY: 40.2% |
16.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 NY: 7% |
3%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
0.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Perrysburg 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±$12k 26% below NY |
$62,333±$13kLowest 27% below NY |
$73,906±$5kHighest 14% below NY |
| Howard and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25k 69% below NY |
$143,800±$31kHighest 66% below NY |
$128,100±$25kLowest 70% below NY |
| Perrysburg and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219Highest 37% below NY |
$943±$79 42% below NY |
$775±$242Lowest 52% below NY |
| Coventry and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,833 57% below NY |
$3,380Highest 49% below NY |
$2,605Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3 NY: 52.1% |
65.4%±44.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.9%±64.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Perrysburg and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15% NY: 14% |
19.5%Highest NY: 14% |
12.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.1% NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
25 min 24% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.4%±5.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Coventry and Howard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | GOWANDA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7 |
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NY 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.