Compare towns
Coventry vs Stow vs Cumberland
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).
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Cumberland has the most renters (23.7% rent).
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 | Stow | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907 |
7,165Lowest |
36,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
44.1±4.4Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.5±1.2Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Stow and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.3%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Cumberland and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Stow 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
75.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Stow 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. |
$185,809±$22kHighest 130% above U.S. |
$117,522±$8k 46% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$729,600±$39kHighest 119% above U.S. |
$431,000±$15k 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,782±$126Highest 26% above U.S. |
$1,379±$109 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,870Lowest 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
59.7%±44.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.9%±9.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stow and Coventry 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% |
5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
36.6%±6.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #24 of 38 in RI | #44 of 282 in MA | #18 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Nashoba | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | Cumberland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
— | 13.6Highest |
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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.