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Cumberland vs Chaplin vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Coventry has the shortest commute (26 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 | Cumberland | Chaplin | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,820Highest |
2,070Lowest |
35,907 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.5±1.2Lowest 12% above U.S. |
43.7±4.8 12% above U.S. |
44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chaplin and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,522±$8kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$97,846±$14kLowest 21% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8k 28% above U.S. |
| Cumberland and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,000±$15kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,379±$109 about the U.S. average |
$1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Chaplin and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,870 56% above U.S. |
$4,524Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$5,099Highest 63% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±9.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chaplin and Cumberland 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 | #18 of 38 in RI | — | #24 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Coventry |
| High school in town | Cumberland High School | Parish Hill High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
7.5Lowest |
12.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.