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Prospect vs Southwick 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
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Southwick has the most expensive homes ($398k median).
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
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 | Prospect | Southwick | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
9,217Lowest |
12,326Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 20% above U.S. |
46.8±1.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
45.4±3.8Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Prospect and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Prospect and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Southwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$120,462±$16k 49% above U.S. |
$108,213±$5kLowest 34% above U.S. |
| Prospect and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21k 7% above U.S. |
$397,500±$27kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$330,000±$23kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Southwick and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 27% above U.S. |
$1,332±$72 6% below U.S. |
$1,232±$330Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Prospect and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest 109% above U.S. |
$5,331 71% above U.S. |
$5,284Lowest 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±23.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Southwick 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #211 of 282 in MA | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Southwick Regional School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.