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Webster vs Coventry vs Gardner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
Coventry has the highest household income ($103k).
Gardner has the most people working from home (13.3%).
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 | Webster | Coventry | Gardner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,228Lowest |
35,907Highest |
21,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.2±2.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.7±2.3 12% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gardner and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,837±$8kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$67,518±$8k 16% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,100±$14k about the U.S. average |
$356,200±$11kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$301,600±$20kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$85 15% below U.S. |
$1,206±$155Highest 15% below U.S. |
$1,109±$51Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$5,099Highest 63% above U.S. |
$4,150 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.7%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Gardner 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #24 of 38 in RI | #273 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Coventry | Gardner |
| High school in town | — | Coventry High School | Gardner High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.