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Coventry vs Windsor vs West Warwick
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).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
West Warwick has the most renters (43% 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 | Windsor | West Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
29,468Lowest |
31,173 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.7±1.9 12% above U.S. |
42.8±1.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,946±$8k 28% above U.S. |
$104,725±$8kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$77,608±$7kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Windsor 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. |
$305,200±$11kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$330,800±$12k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,681±$62Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$5,351Highest 72% above U.S. |
$4,962Lowest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Windsor 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% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #33 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Coventry | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | West Warwick |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Windsor High School | West Warwick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
10.2Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.