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Willimantic vs Thompson 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).
Thompson has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Thompson | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
9,337Lowest |
12,326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
54.1±2.2Highest 32% above CT |
45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
11.4%±2.8Lowest 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% |
24.4%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Thompson and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2% CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$93,629±$18k about the CT average |
$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
| Coventry and Thompson 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 |
$291,900±$24k 20% below CT |
$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
| Coventry and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68 29% below CT |
$1,012±$344Lowest 32% 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 | $4,678 30% below CT |
$3,822Lowest 42% below CT |
$5,284Highest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
54%±18.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| 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 CT: 10% |
5.9% CT: 10% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.3% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1966Highest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
13.1%±4.4 CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Coventry and Thompson 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 | — | #130 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Thompson School District | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | — | Tourtellotte Memorial High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9Lowest |
9.9Highest |
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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.