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Coventry vs Chaplin vs Putnam
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 expensive homes ($356k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Chaplin | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
2,070Lowest |
9,292 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.7±4.8Lowest 12% above U.S. |
43.7±3Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Putnam and Coventry 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% |
20.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chaplin 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% |
25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin 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. |
$97,846±$14k 21% above U.S. |
$70,561±$7kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Chaplin 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. |
$255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$269,200±$11k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,149±$44Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Chaplin and Coventry 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. |
$4,524 45% above U.S. |
$3,860Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.7%±11.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Putnam 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% |
5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chaplin 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 | — | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Parish Hill High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
7.5Lowest |
9.5 |
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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.