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Coventry vs Killingly 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).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
West Greenwich has the most expensive homes ($535k median).

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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.

MeasureCoventryKillinglyWest Greenwich
People
Population
35,907Highest
17,867
6,647Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+6.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44±1.1Highest
13% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
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%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.3
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and West Greenwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
West Greenwich and Killingly 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%
22.9%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%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Coventry and Killingly 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.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$135,625±$17kHighest
68% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$535,400±$68kHighest
61% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$2,414±$206Highest
71% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,099
63% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,491Highest
108% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±11.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±39.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and West Greenwich 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%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
27 min
3% above U.S.
Work from home
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
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 #136 of 149 in CT #19 of 38 in RI
School district Coventry Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS The Greene School · Exeter-West Greenwich
High school in town Coventry High School Killingly High School Exeter-West Greenwich Regional
Students per teacherat that high school
12.3Highest
11.1Lowest
11.6
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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.