Compare towns
Coventry vs Providence vs Cumberland
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%).
Providence has the most renters (58.6% rent).
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Providence | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Lowest |
191,767Highest |
36,820 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+7.2% RI: +4.3% |
+8.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 8% above RI |
32.8±0.5Lowest 19% below RI |
43.5±1.2 7% above RI |
| 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 RI: 18.8% |
20.1%±1 RI: 18.8% |
23.4%±2.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Cumberland and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Highest RI: 18.7% |
11.6%±0.7Lowest RI: 18.7% |
18.9%±1.7 RI: 18.7% |
| Coventry and Cumberland 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% |
34.6% RI: 37.7% |
44.8%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2 RI: 8.3% |
14.4%±0.8Highest RI: 8.3% |
3.1%±0.7Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8k 17% above RI |
$68,119±$3kLowest 22% below RI |
$117,522±$8kHighest 34% above RI |
| 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±$11kLowest 12% below RI |
$362,200±$8k 10% below RI |
$431,000±$15kHighest 7% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,408±$42Highest 5% above RI |
$1,379±$109 about the RI average |
| Providence and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099Highest 4% above RI |
$4,418Lowest 10% below RI |
$4,870 about the RI average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest RI: 48% |
48%±2.8 RI: 48% |
47.9%±9.2Lowest RI: 48% |
| Coventry and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% RI: 11.2% |
20.7%Highest RI: 11.2% |
3.9%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest RI: 63.6% |
41.4%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
76.3% RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 11 yrs newer than RI |
1938Lowest 24 yrs older than RI |
1972 10 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the RI average |
25 minLowest about the RI average |
26 minHighest 3% above RI |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2Lowest RI: 13% |
14.3%±1.2 RI: 13% |
14.8%±2.4Highest RI: 13% |
| Cumberland and Providence 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 | #36 of 38 in RI | #18 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | MET Career and Tech · Urban Collaborative | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Classical High School | Cumberland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
17.2Highest |
13.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.