Compare towns
Scituate vs Hampton 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
Scituate has the highest household income ($112k).
Hampton has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Coventry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Scituate | Hampton | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,517 |
10,101Lowest |
35,907Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±4 28% above U.S. |
51.2±1.7Highest 32% above U.S. |
44±1.1Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$97,163±$4kLowest 20% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8k 28% 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 | $449,300±$26k 35% above U.S. |
$545,300±$63kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$356,200±$11kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,489±$251 5% above U.S. |
$1,654±$93Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Hampton and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,265 69% above U.S. |
$6,872Highest 120% above U.S. |
$5,099Lowest 63% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±13.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Scituate and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton 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 | #17 of 38 in RI | #31 of 120 in NH | #24 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Scituate | — | Coventry |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | — | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8Lowest |
— | 12.3Highest |
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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.