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Suffield vs Bethany vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
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.
| Measure | Suffield | Bethany | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
5,288Lowest |
12,326 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
42.5±2.9Lowest 3% above CT |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
| Coventry and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$108,213±$5kLowest 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
| Bethany and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
— | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
| Suffield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Coventry 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.