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Orange vs Willimantic vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Coventry has the most homeowners (90.7%).
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 | Orange | Willimantic | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315 |
18,096Highest |
12,326Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
+2.3% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
| Orange and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$330,000±$23k 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,232±$330 17% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$5,284 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Orange 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 CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1966Highest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | — | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | — | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.