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Coventry vs Valley Falls
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%).
Valley Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Valley Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
12,657Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
+4.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 8% above RI |
41.7±3.5Lowest about the RI average |
| Coventry and Valley Falls 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% |
25%±4.4Highest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Highest RI: 18.7% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Coventry and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2%Highest RI: 37.7% |
29.1%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Highest RI: 8.3% |
1.3%±0.8Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8kHighest 17% above RI |
$92,901±$17kLowest 6% above RI |
| Coventry and Valley Falls 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 |
$375,200±$19kHighest 7% below RI |
| Valley Falls and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 10% below RI |
$1,362±$142Highest about the RI average |
| Valley Falls and Coventry 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 |
$4,397Lowest 10% below RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest RI: 48% |
46.4%±17.7Lowest RI: 48% |
| Coventry and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest RI: 11.2% |
4.1%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest RI: 63.6% |
67.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 11 yrs newer than RI |
1963Lowest 1 yr newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the RI average |
23 minLowest 9% below RI |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2Highest RI: 13% |
9.9%±4.4Lowest RI: 13% |
| Coventry and Valley Falls 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 | — |
| School district | Coventry | — |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.