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Coventry vs Willimantic vs Coventry

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 expensive homes ($356k median).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).

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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.

MeasureCoventryWillimanticCoventry
People
Population
35,907Highest
18,096
12,326Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
31.3±2.7Lowest
20% below U.S.
45.4±3.8Highest
17% above U.S.
Coventry 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%
20.6%±2.5
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
Coventry and Willimantic 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%
11%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Coventry 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
24.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
45%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
19.1%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
$45,962±$7kLowest
43% below U.S.
$108,213±$5kHighest
34% above U.S.
Coventry 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±$11kHighest
7% above U.S.
$190,900±$17kLowest
43% below U.S.
$330,000±$23k
about the U.S. average
Coventry and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,063±$68Lowest
25% below U.S.
$1,232±$330Highest
13% below U.S.
Coventry and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,099
63% above U.S.
$4,678Lowest
50% above U.S.
$5,284Highest
69% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±11.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.9%±8.1
U.S.: 51.1%
62.7%±23.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Willimantic 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%
23.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1953Lowest
27 yrs older than U.S.
1966
14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
6.2%±2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Coventry 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 — #41 of 149 in CT
School district Coventry — Coventry School District
High school in town Coventry High School — Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.3Highest
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9.9Lowest
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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.