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Cumberland vs Everett 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 people working from home (14.8%).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($356k median).

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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.

MeasureCumberlandEverettCoventry
People
Population
36,820
50,045Highest
35,907Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+17.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.5±1.2
12% above U.S.
35.2±1.5Lowest
10% below U.S.
44±1.1Highest
13% above U.S.
Coventry and Cumberland 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%
21.8%±2.1
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cumberland and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.9%±1.7
U.S.: 17.2%
11.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Coventry and Cumberland 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%
24.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±0.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.3%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Everett 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.
$85,218±$7kLowest
6% 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±$15k
30% above U.S.
$610,000±$23kHighest
83% above U.S.
$356,200±$11kLowest
7% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,379±$109
about the U.S. average
$2,076±$69Highest
47% above U.S.
$1,206±$155Lowest
15% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,870Lowest
56% above U.S.
$4,880
56% above U.S.
$5,099Highest
63% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.9%±9.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Everett and Coventry 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%
14.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
76.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
14.8%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Cumberland 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 #18 of 38 in RI #264 of 282 in MA #24 of 38 in RI
School district Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy · Cumberland Everett Coventry
High school in town Cumberland High School Everett High Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
13.6Highest
12.1Lowest
12.3
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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.