What stands out worked out from the figures below

Watertown has the shortest commute (24 min average).

Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Watertown	Coventry
People
Population	22,253Highest	12,326Lowest
Median age	46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT	45.4±3.8Lowest 10% above CT
	Watertown and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Coventry and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%	20.2%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Watertown and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	45%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Coventry and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,691±$7kLowest 6% above CT	$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT
	Coventry and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$333,500±$16kHighest 9% below CT	$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT
	Watertown and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,275±$227Highest 14% below CT	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT
	Watertown and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,014Highest 9% below CT	$5,284Lowest 20% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.6%±13.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.3%Lowest CT: 10%	5.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT	1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 10% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%	15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16%
	Coventry and Watertown 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	#126 of 149 in CT	#41 of 149 in CT
School district	Watertown School District	Coventry School District
High school in town	Watertown High School	Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.6Highest	9.9Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.