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Warwick vs Ansonia 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
Warwick has the most people working from home (12.4%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
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 | Warwick | Ansonia | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,175Highest |
19,033Lowest |
35,907 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±1Highest 14% above U.S. |
40.1±1.6Lowest 3% above U.S. |
44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Ansonia and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ansonia and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,708±$6k 10% above U.S. |
$85,877±$10kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,600±$5k 7% above U.S. |
$287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$356,200±$11kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$76 4% below U.S. |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,206±$155Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Ansonia and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,616Lowest 48% above U.S. |
$5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
$5,099 63% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±6.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warwick and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warwick 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 | #28 of 38 in RI | #142 of 149 in CT | #24 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Warwick | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Coventry |
| High school in town | Pilgrim High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
12.2 |
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.