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Coventry vs Ledyard vs Scituate
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 renters (18% rent).
Ledyard has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
Scituate has the most expensive homes ($449k 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 | Ledyard | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
15,433 |
10,517Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
37.1±1.4Lowest 5% below U.S. |
49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
27.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8kLowest 28% above U.S. |
$107,975±$10k 34% above U.S. |
$112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Ledyard 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. |
$326,200±$27kLowest about the U.S. average |
$449,300±$26kHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,629±$247Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,489±$251 5% above U.S. |
| Ledyard and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099Lowest 63% above U.S. |
$6,371Highest 104% above U.S. |
$5,265 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54%±27 U.S.: 51.1% |
59.6%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Scituate and Ledyard 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% |
5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Scituate 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 | #99 of 149 in CT | #17 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Ledyard School District | Scituate |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Ledyard High School | Scituate High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
11.5 |
10.8Lowest |
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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.