What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the oldest population (median age 44).

Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).

Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Coventry	Mansfield
People
Population	35,907Highest	25,358Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.9% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S.	21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S.
Kids under 18	18.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22%	9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	19.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%	11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S.	$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$356,200±$11kHighest 7% above U.S.	$335,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average
	Coventry and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S.	$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,099Lowest 63% above U.S.	$5,727Highest 84% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.5%±11.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S.	1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest about the U.S. average	21 minLowest 22% below U.S.
Work from home	11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#24 of 38 in RI	#45 of 149 in CT
School district	Coventry	Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District
High school in town	Coventry High School	E. O. Smith High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.3Highest	11.8Lowest
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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.