What stands out worked out from the figures below

West Haven has the most renters (49.4% rent).

Coventry has the most homeowners (90.7%).

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	West Haven	Coventry
People
Population	55,351Highest	12,326Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	0% CT: +0.9%	—
Median age	35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT	45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT
Kids under 18	20.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Coventry and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Coventry and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%	45%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	13.6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$74,382±$5kLowest 22% below CT	$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$291,700±$9kLowest 20% below CT	$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,442±$43Highest 3% below CT	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT
	West Haven and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,941Highest 4% above CT	$5,284Lowest 20% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53.4%±5.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	14.1%Highest CT: 10%	5.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	50.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT	1966Highest 1 yr older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 14% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	9.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 16%	15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#120 of 149 in CT	#41 of 149 in CT
School district	New Haven School District · West Haven School District	Coventry School District
High school in town	West Haven High School	Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school	15.6Highest	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.