What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Windsor	Coventry
People
Population	29,468Highest	12,326Lowest
Median age	43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT	45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT
	Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	45%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$104,725±$8kLowest 9% above CT	$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT
	Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT	$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT
	Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,351Highest 19% below CT	$5,284Lowest 20% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Highest CT: 10%	5.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT	1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 19% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Windsor 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	#117 of 149 in CT	#41 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District	Coventry School District
High school in town	Windsor High School	Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.2Highest	9.9Lowest
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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.