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Coventry vs Troy vs Westfield
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).
Troy has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Westfield has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Troy | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
1,749Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Highest 5% above VT |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
44±19.9Lowest about the VT average |
| Coventry and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Troy 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% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Westfield 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 |
$87,938±$11kHighest 8% above VT |
$72,500±$30k 11% below VT |
| Troy and Westfield 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 |
$233,200±$21k 26% below VT |
$301,400±$47kHighest 5% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108 39% below VT |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$863±$187Highest 30% below VT |
| Westfield and Coventry 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 |
$3,644 28% below VT |
$4,388Highest 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westfield and Troy 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% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
91.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
30 min 29% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Coventry School District | Troy School District | — |
| 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.