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Stow vs Coventry vs Cohasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($356k median).
Cohasset has the most expensive homes ($1319k 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 | Stow | Coventry | Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,165Lowest |
35,907Highest |
8,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4Highest 13% above U.S. |
44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
43.9±4.4Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Stow and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Cohasset and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
76.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $185,809±$22k 130% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8kLowest 28% above U.S. |
$199,306±$53kHighest 147% above U.S. |
| Cohasset and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $729,600±$39k 119% above U.S. |
$356,200±$11kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$1,318,900±$165kHighest 296% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,782±$126 26% above U.S. |
$1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$2,755±$399Highest 95% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,099Lowest 63% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±44.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±15.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stow and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 35% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 36.6%±6.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.7%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stow and Cohasset 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 | #44 of 282 in MA | #24 of 38 in RI | #41 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Nashoba | Coventry | Cohasset |
| High school in town | None in town | Coventry High School | Cohasset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.