Compare towns
Haddam vs Redding 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 most renters (13.3% rent).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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.
| Measure | Haddam | Redding | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,644Lowest |
8,780 |
12,326Highest |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 12% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
45.4±3.8Lowest 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest 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% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding 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% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$108,213±$5kLowest 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,567±$258 5% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
| Redding and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,045 6% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±47 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #25 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | Joel Barlow High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
11.1Highest |
9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.