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Foster vs Coventry vs Hopkinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Foster has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
Hopkinton has the most renters (20.4% rent).
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 | Foster | Coventry | Hopkinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,523Lowest |
12,326Highest |
8,420 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±3Highest 21% above U.S. |
45.4±3.8Lowest 17% above U.S. |
46.1±3.9 19% above U.S. |
| Foster and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Foster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
45%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hopkinton and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,646±$18kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$108,213±$5k 34% above U.S. |
$97,172±$12kLowest 20% above U.S. |
| Foster and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$30kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$330,000±$23kLowest about the U.S. average |
$404,300±$29k 22% above U.S. |
| Foster and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,509±$556Highest 7% above U.S. |
$1,232±$330 13% below U.S. |
$1,040±$441Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Foster and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,135Highest 129% above U.S. |
$5,284Lowest 69% above U.S. |
$5,616 80% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±25.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±23.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.3%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Foster and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Foster 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 | #22 of 38 in RI | #41 of 149 in CT | #11 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Foster | Coventry School District | Chariho |
| High school in town | None in town | Coventry High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.