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Coventry vs Swanton vs Vershire
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 affordable homes ($198k median).
Swanton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Vershire has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Swanton | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
6,820Highest |
842Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+4.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
43.7±5.5Lowest about the VT average |
45.7±9.3Highest 6% above VT |
| Vershire and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Coventry and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
23.3% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Vershire 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 |
$81,371±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Swanton and Vershire 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 |
$285,100±$35kHighest 10% below VT |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
| Swanton and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,257±$133Highest about the VT average |
$1,117±$80 9% below VT |
| Swanton and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,449 12% below VT |
$4,640Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.2 VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
77.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
32 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
8.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Vershire 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 | — | #27 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Coventry School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school 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.