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Coventry vs Cranston vs Sterling
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 oldest population (median age 44).
Cranston has the most renters (32.4% rent).
Sterling has the most affordable homes ($283k median).
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 | Cranston | Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907 |
83,250Highest |
3,629Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
39.6±0.9 about the U.S. average |
39.4±5.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±1.4 U.S.: 22% |
22.8%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sterling and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
13%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Cranston 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% |
36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston 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. |
$90,206±$4kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$102,695±$12k 27% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Sterling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
$378,300±$7kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$283,400±$17kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,375±$59Highest about the U.S. average |
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| Cranston and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$5,103Highest 64% above U.S. |
$4,551Lowest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.3%±6 U.S.: 51.1% |
32%±18.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Cranston 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% |
10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.6%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cranston and Sterling 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 | #27 of 38 in RI | #119 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Sterling School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Cranston High School West | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
15.4Highest |
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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.