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Coventry vs Scituate vs Townsend
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 affordable homes ($356k median).
Scituate has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Townsend has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
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 | Scituate | Townsend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
10,517 |
9,100Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S. |
40.9±3.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Townsend and Coventry 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% |
25.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Townsend 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. |
$112,315±$23k 39% above U.S. |
$121,528±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
| Townsend and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$449,300±$26kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$433,200±$22k 30% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Townsend 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. |
$1,489±$251Highest 5% above U.S. |
$1,469±$313 4% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Townsend 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. |
$5,265 69% above U.S. |
$6,031Highest 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
59.6%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Scituate and Coventry 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% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest 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 | #17 of 38 in RI | #136 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Coventry | Scituate | North Middlesex |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Scituate High School | North Middlesex Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
10.8Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.