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Killingly vs Scituate 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

Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Scituate has the most expensive homes ($449k median).
Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyScituateCoventry
People
Population
17,867Highest
10,517Lowest
12,326
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
49.9±4Highest
28% above U.S.
45.4±3.8
17% above U.S.
Scituate and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
14.9%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
Coventry and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Scituate and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
45%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$112,315±$23kHighest
39% above U.S.
$108,213±$5k
34% above U.S.
Scituate and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$449,300±$26kHighest
35% above U.S.
$330,000±$23k
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,489±$251Highest
5% above U.S.
$1,232±$330
13% below U.S.
Scituate and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,265
69% above U.S.
$5,284Highest
69% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
59.6%±25.9
U.S.: 51.1%
62.7%±23.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±5.1
U.S.: 15.1%
15.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Coventry and Scituate 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 #136 of 149 in CT #17 of 38 in RI #41 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Scituate Coventry School District
High school in town Killingly High School Scituate High School Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
10.8
9.9Lowest
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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.