Compare towns
Coventry vs Baltic vs Johnston
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 (11.3%).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Johnston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Baltic | Johnston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
1,157Lowest |
29,835 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
37.8±15.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.5±2.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Johnston and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Johnston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Johnston and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Johnston and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$68,958±$47kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$91,866±$6k 14% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Johnston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$196,200±$27kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$355,500±$13k 7% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Johnston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,247±$141 12% below U.S. |
$1,275±$132Highest 10% below U.S. |
| Johnston and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099Highest 63% above U.S. |
$3,799Lowest 22% above U.S. |
$4,614 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Johnston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
37.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.9%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Coventry and Johnston 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 | #24 of 38 in RI | — | #32 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | — | Johnston |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | — | Johnston Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
— | 10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.