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Coventry vs East Brooklyn vs Suffield
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 youngest population (median age 44).
East Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($295k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | East Brooklyn | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
2,377Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+34.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44±1.1Lowest 13% above U.S. |
46.2±12.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
| East Brooklyn and Suffield 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% |
20%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| East Brooklyn and Coventry 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% |
15%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Suffield 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% |
11.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8k 28% above U.S. |
$73,698±$29kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Coventry 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. |
$295,400±$63kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,061±$474Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
| Suffield 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. |
$3,747Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±35.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #24 of 38 in RI | — | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry | — | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | — | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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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.