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Coventry vs Middletown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most homeowners (82%).
Middletown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Middletown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
16,832Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+5.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 8% above RI |
43.8±2Lowest 8% above RI |
| Coventry and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Lowest RI: 18.8% |
19%±2.7Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Middletown and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Lowest RI: 18.7% |
22.3%±2.6Highest RI: 18.7% |
| Middletown 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%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
47.4%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Lowest RI: 8.3% |
6.9%±1.6Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Middletown and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8kHighest 17% above RI |
$101,948±$6kLowest 16% above RI |
| Coventry and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kLowest 12% below RI |
$563,300±$46kHighest 39% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,990±$170Highest 48% above RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099Lowest 4% above RI |
$6,153Highest 26% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest RI: 48% |
46.9%±6.3Lowest RI: 48% |
| Coventry and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
8.5%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest RI: 63.6% |
57.9%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 11 yrs newer than RI |
1969Lowest 7 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the RI average |
20 minLowest 22% below RI |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2Highest RI: 13% |
10.9%±2.3Lowest RI: 13% |
| Coventry and Middletown 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 | #23 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Middletown |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Middletown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
10.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
RI 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.