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Windham vs Guilford vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Guilford has the most expensive homes ($516k 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 | Windham | Guilford | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
22,108 |
12,326Lowest |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
51.1±1.9Highest 24% above CT |
45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.8%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.6%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
60.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$137,816±$11kHighest 44% above CT |
$108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$515,800±$40kHighest 41% above CT |
$330,000±$23k 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,717±$128Highest 15% above CT |
$1,232±$330 17% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$8,744Highest 32% above CT |
$5,284 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
47.4%±9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.7% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
21.7%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Guilford and Coventry 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #15 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Guilford School District | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Guilford High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
11.8Highest |
9.9 |
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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.