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Coventry vs Greensboro vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
Orange has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Greensboro | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
633Lowest |
957Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
| Greensboro and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
56.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Greensboro and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$91,750±$18kHighest 13% above VT |
$71,302±$13k 12% below VT |
| Greensboro and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$392,400±$59kHighest 24% above VT |
$222,000±$22k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,113±$58 10% below VT |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$5,786Highest 15% above VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7 VT: 48.4% |
27.5%±49.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Greensboro and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
7.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
28 minLowest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Greensboro and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Coventry School District | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT 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.