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Willimantic vs Cranston 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
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Cranston has the most expensive homes ($378k median).
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 | Willimantic | Cranston | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096 |
83,250Highest |
12,326Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 20% below U.S. |
39.6±0.9 about the U.S. average |
45.4±3.8Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
45%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
$108,213±$5kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$378,300±$7kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$330,000±$23k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,375±$59Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,232±$330 13% below U.S. |
| Cranston and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678Lowest 50% above U.S. |
$5,103 64% above U.S. |
$5,284Highest 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±23.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Coventry and Cranston 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 | — | #27 of 38 in RI | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | — | Cranston High School West | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.4Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.