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Coventry vs Williston vs Newport
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).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
Newport has the oldest housing (typical home built 1983).
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 | Williston | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
10,144Highest |
1,601 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
45.4±4.5Highest 5% above VT |
45.4±13.1Highest 5% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Williston and Coventry 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% |
21%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Newport 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Williston 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 |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
$71,202±$11k 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$250,600±$23k 21% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$810±$347 34% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$5,592Highest 11% above VT |
$3,981 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4 VT: 48.4% |
70.6%±21.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Newport and Williston 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #11 of 70 in VT | #63 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | Newport Town School District |
| 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.