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Coventry vs Triangle 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%).
Triangle has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Howard has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Triangle | Howard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392 |
2,773Highest |
1,254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
38.9±2.4Lowest about the NY average |
49.1±3.1 23% above NY |
| Coventry and Howard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
23.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Triangle and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Howard and Coventry 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% |
22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 NY: 7% |
6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
0.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Triangle 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±$12kLowest 26% below NY |
$71,875±$16k 16% below NY |
$73,906±$5kHighest 14% below NY |
| Howard and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25kHighest 69% below NY |
$124,400±$17kLowest 71% below NY |
$128,100±$25k 70% below NY |
| Coventry and Howard 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 |
$864±$62 47% below NY |
$775±$242Lowest 52% below NY |
| Coventry and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,833Highest 57% below NY |
$2,718 59% below NY |
$2,605Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3 NY: 52.1% |
46.4%±3.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.9%±64.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Triangle 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%Highest NY: 14% |
12.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% NY: 54.3% |
71.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Coventry and Triangle 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 | — | #335 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.