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Coventry vs Yorkshire vs Oxford
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%).
Yorkshire has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
Oxford has the most homeowners (84.6%).
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 | Yorkshire | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392 |
1,138Lowest |
3,546Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
50.7±19.4Lowest 27% above NY |
51.2±5.9 29% above NY |
| Coventry and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Yorkshire and Oxford 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% |
29.1%±8.7 NY: 17.9% |
30.9%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Oxford and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.2% NY: 40.2% |
0%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,281±$12kHighest 26% below NY |
— | $61,168±$11kLowest 29% below NY |
| Coventry and Oxford 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 |
— | $119,400±$25kLowest 72% below NY |
| Coventry and Oxford 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 |
$766±$363Lowest 53% below NY |
$913±$113 44% below NY |
| Coventry and Oxford 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 |
$3,662Highest 44% below NY |
$2,616Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.9%±27.1 NY: 52.1% |
73.1%±6.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Oxford and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Lowest NY: 14% |
33.1%Highest NY: 14% |
18.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% NY: 54.3% |
78.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 23 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.3%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Coventry and Oxford 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 | — | #111 of 484 in NY | #445 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | OXFORD ACADEMY AND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | OXFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.