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Coventry vs Killingly vs Woonsocket vs Cumberland

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 homeowners (82%).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Cumberland has the most people working from home (14.8%).

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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.

MeasureCoventryKillinglyWoonsocketCumberland
People
Population
35,907
17,867Lowest
43,521Highest
36,820
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44±1.1Highest
13% above U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
43.5±1.2
12% above U.S.
Coventry and Cumberland 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%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Cumberland and Woonsocket 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%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.9%±1.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly 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%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%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%
5.1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±0.7Lowest
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±$8k
4% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$117,522±$8kHighest
46% above U.S.
Cumberland 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.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$311,000±$15k
7% below U.S.
$431,000±$15kHighest
30% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
$1,379±$109Highest
about the U.S. average
Cumberland and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,099Highest
63% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$3,960
27% above U.S.
$4,870
56% 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%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
47.9%±9.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Cumberland 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%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
76.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 min
6% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cumberland 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 #37 of 38 in RI #18 of 38 in RI
School district Coventry Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland
High school in town Coventry High School Killingly High School Woonsocket High School Cumberland High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.3
11.1Lowest
15.2Highest
13.6
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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.