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Sterling vs Millis 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
Sterling has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Coventry has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Sterling | Millis | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,629Lowest |
8,888 |
35,907Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±5.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
| Millis and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Sterling and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,695±$12kLowest 27% above U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8k 28% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,400±$17kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,551Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$5,099 63% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±18.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.6%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Millis and Sterling 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 | #119 of 149 in CT | #63 of 282 in MA | #24 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Sterling School District | Millis | Coventry |
| High school in town | None in town | Millis High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
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.