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Windham vs Quinebaug 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).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Coventry has the most expensive homes ($330k median).
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 | Quinebaug | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
1,193Lowest |
12,326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Windham 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% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$105,181±$36k 10% above CT |
$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
| Coventry and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$237,800±$66k 35% below CT |
$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
— | $1,232±$330Highest 17% below CT |
| Coventry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 30% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,284Highest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1966Highest 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% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug 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 | — | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 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.