What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ridgefield has the most expensive homes ($836k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Ridgefield	Coventry
People
Population	25,109Highest	12,326Lowest
Median age	45.1±1.4Lowest 10% above CT	45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT
	Coventry and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%	20.9%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Ridgefield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Coventry and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	72.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	45%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Ridgefield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$179,219±$12kHighest 87% above CT	$108,213±$5kLowest 13% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$836,200±$26kHighest 128% above CT	$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,026±$200Highest 36% above CT	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT	$5,284Lowest 20% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53.3%±12Lowest CT: 52.6%	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.5%Lowest CT: 10%	5.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 25% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	29.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#4 of 149 in CT	#41 of 149 in CT
School district	Ridgefield School District	Coventry School District
High school in town	Ridgefield High School	Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4Highest	9.9Lowest
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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.