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Woonsocket vs Killingly vs Coventry

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Coventry has the highest household income ($103k).

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.

MeasureWoonsocketKillinglyCoventry
People
Population
43,521Highest
17,867Lowest
35,907
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
44±1.1Highest
13% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Coventry and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$102,946±$8kHighest
28% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$311,000±$15k
7% below U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$356,200±$11kHighest
7% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,206±$155Highest
15% below U.S.
Coventry and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,960
27% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,099Highest
63% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Coventry and Killingly 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 #37 of 38 in RI #136 of 149 in CT #24 of 38 in RI
School district RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Coventry
High school in town Woonsocket High School Killingly High School Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
15.2Highest
11.1Lowest
12.3
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U.S. 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.