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Coventry vs Gray 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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Gray has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Gray | West Greenwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
8,429 |
6,647Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
43±3.8Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Gray 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%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| West Greenwich and Gray 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% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| West Greenwich and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Gray 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. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$135,625±$17kHighest 68% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$535,400±$68kHighest 61% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$2,414±$206Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,491Highest 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.5%±39.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Gray and West Greenwich 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #19 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | The Greene School · Exeter-West Greenwich |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Exeter-West Greenwich Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
12.5Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.