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Wethersfield vs Coventry vs Wethersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
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.
| Measure | Wethersfield | Coventry | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
12,326Lowest |
27,250Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.4% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
43.4±1.5Lowest 6% above CT |
| Coventry and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$108,213±$5kLowest 13% above CT |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT |
$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
$324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT |
| Coventry and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Highest 8% below CT |
$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,370±$150Highest 8% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1966Highest 1 yr older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT | #92 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Coventry School District | — |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | Coventry High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.