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Willimantic vs Thomaston vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
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.
| Measure | Willimantic | Thomaston | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
7,492Lowest |
12,326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
| Coventry and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| 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 CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Thomaston 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 CT: 42.5% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
| Coventry and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$282,600±$23k 23% below CT |
$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68 29% below CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,232±$330Highest 17% below CT |
| Coventry and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$5,915Highest 11% below CT |
$5,284 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22 CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.7% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1966Highest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7 CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Coventry and Thomaston 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 | — | #106 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Thomaston School District | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | — | Thomaston High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.