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Sprague vs Coventry vs Baltic

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sprague has the oldest population (median age 48.5).
Coventry has the most people working from home (11.3%).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).

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.

MeasureSpragueCoventryBaltic
People
Population
2,962
35,907Highest
1,157Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.5±10.7Highest
25% above U.S.
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
37.8±15.8Lowest
about the U.S. average
Sprague and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.1%±5.4
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.5%±10.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Coventry and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.9%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
15.6%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sprague and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
16.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.6%±0.6
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.5%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$92,850±$11k
15% above U.S.
$102,946±$8kHighest
28% above U.S.
$68,958±$47kLowest
15% below U.S.
Coventry and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$273,500±$17k
18% below U.S.
$356,200±$11kHighest
7% above U.S.
$196,200±$27kLowest
41% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,247±$144Highest
12% below U.S.
$1,206±$155Lowest
15% below U.S.
$1,247±$141Highest
12% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,668
50% above U.S.
$5,099Highest
63% above U.S.
$3,799Lowest
22% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.9%±12.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
29.3%±13.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
67.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1959
21 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
12% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
5%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.2%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Coventry and Baltic 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 #141 of 149 in CT #24 of 38 in RI —
School district Sprague School District Coventry —
High school in town None in town Coventry High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.3
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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.