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Coventry vs Beacon Falls 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 highest household income ($103k).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Johnston has the shortest commute (24 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 | Beacon Falls | Johnston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
6,147Lowest |
29,835 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Lowest 13% above U.S. |
48.4±3.8Highest 24% above U.S. |
44.5±2.5 14% above U.S. |
| Beacon Falls and Johnston 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% |
18%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Beacon Falls and Johnston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±3.2Lowest 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. |
$101,516±$42k 26% above U.S. |
$91,866±$6kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Beacon Falls 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. |
$350,300±$34kLowest 5% above 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. |
$1,921±$286Highest 36% above U.S. |
$1,275±$132 10% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$6,534Highest 109% above U.S. |
$4,614Lowest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.7%±30.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.1%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.3%±7.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Beacon Falls and Coventry 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 | #77 of 149 in CT | #32 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Regional School District 16 | Johnston |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Woodland Regional High School | Johnston Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
11.2 |
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.