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Haddam vs Killingly vs Morris vs Coventry

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Haddam has the highest household income ($114k).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Morris has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Coventry has the shortest commute (27 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.

MeasureHaddamKillinglyMorrisCoventry
People
Population
8,644
17,867Highest
2,164Lowest
12,326
Median age
45.9±2.6
12% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
52.8±6.5Highest
28% above CT
45.4±3.8
10% above CT
Morris and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±3.5Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
17.9%±4.5Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.9%±3.2
CT: 20.2%
Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±2.9
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
29.3%±6.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
20.2%±3.3
CT: 18.5%
Morris and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
47.6%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
41.5%
CT: 42.5%
45%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.2
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.2%±3
CT: 7.1%
4.3%±2Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Killingly and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,426±$15kHighest
19% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
$109,191±$25k
14% above CT
$108,213±$5k
13% above CT
Haddam and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$379,700±$25k
3% above CT
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
$396,000±$60kHighest
8% above CT
$330,000±$23k
10% below CT
Morris and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,567±$258Highest
5% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,204±$134
19% below CT
$1,232±$330
17% below CT
Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,045Highest
6% above CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$5,273
21% below CT
$5,284
20% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
63.2%±47Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
57.1%±31.9
CT: 52.6%
62.7%±23.8
CT: 52.6%
Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
6.8%
CT: 10%
5.1%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.7%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
89.4%
CT: 66.5%
90.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971Highest
4 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1967
same as CT
1966Lowest
1 yr older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
16% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
29 min
11% above CT
27 minLowest
about the CT average
Work from home
11.8%±3.3
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
18.4%±5.7Highest
CT: 16%
15.6%±4.6
CT: 16%
Morris 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 #25 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT — #41 of 149 in CT
School district Regional School District 17 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 20 Coventry School District
High school in town Haddam-Killingworth High School Killingly High School None in town Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
9.5Lowest
11.1Highest
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9.9
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CT 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.