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Coventry vs Fall River vs West Greenwich
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 affordable homes ($356k median).
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
West Greenwich has the most expensive homes ($535k 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 | Fall River | West Greenwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907 |
94,082Highest |
6,647Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
43±3.8 11% above U.S. |
| Coventry and West Greenwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Fall River and West Greenwich 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% |
16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| West Greenwich 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Fall River 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. |
$56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$135,625±$17kHighest 68% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$395,500±$11k 19% above U.S. |
$535,400±$68kHighest 61% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$2,414±$206Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$3,953Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$6,491Highest 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.5%±39.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fall River and Coventry 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% |
19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| West Greenwich 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 | #262 of 282 in MA | #19 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | The Greene School · Exeter-West Greenwich |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | B M C Durfee High | Exeter-West Greenwich Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
11.3Lowest |
11.6 |
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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.