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41.78° N · 72.33° W · GEOID 0917835

Coventry Lake

Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the Hartford, CT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

ConnecticutCoventry Lake, CTCoventry LakeCoventry Lake

The short answer

Coventry Lake is home to 2,647 people. Median household income is $73,224 a year and median rent is $1,353 a month, 22.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $262,700, about 3.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,353
1% below the median place
Median household income
$73,224
9% below the median place
Median home value
$262,700
18% below the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
7% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Coventry Lake

  • Household income has grown -3.9% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • 83% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 62 Connecticut places.
  • Half the homes were built before 1953, older housing than in 91% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $203 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 84% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Households average 2.04 people, smaller than in 91% of places its size.
01

Moving to Coventry Lake

Capitol Planning Region loses about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,857
Moved out31,076
Net−2,219

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K
Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Capitol Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Capitol Planning Region report $75,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $83,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$54,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,353 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,556 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $262,700.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 12.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Ocean Springs, MS matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$83,300
19% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCoventry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-2.8367% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$74,9956% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$83,30019% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 83.3%, 65% above the median place.

Coventry Lake22.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$54,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.2%
9% above the median place
Home price to income
3.6x
6% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$56,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Coventry Lake, $1,353 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Coventry Lake, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Barrington, NJ18.1% vs 22.2%$14,900Compare
Windcrest, TX18.3% vs 22.2%$21,100Compare
Baldwinsville, NY18.7% vs 22.2%$7,300Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
83.3%
65% above the median place
Median year built1
1953
1% below the median place
Homeownership1
86.1%
30% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCoventry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3531% below
Rent to income122.2%9% above
Property tax rate11.5%68% above
Home price to income13.6x6% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.82% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,93320% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,00823% above
Median home value1$262,70018% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.7%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure61.6%20% above
Homeownership186.1%30% above
Renters paying 30%+183.3%65% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,55617% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.1%13% below
Median year built119531% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
15.7%
45% above the median place
Income per person1
$44,135
10% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$73,224 −9%
Mean commute26 min +3%
Works from home12.8% +3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCoventry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$73,2249% below
Income per person1$44,13510% above
Unemployment1County figure5.2%7% above
Average annual pay5County figure$84,68028% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.2%41% below
Jobs5County figure531,855253% above
Poverty rate115.7%45% above
Mean commute126 min3% above
Works from home112.8%3% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.0, 18% below the median place.

Household size1
2.0
18% below the median place
High school or higher1
97.3%
5% above the median place
Median age1
44.7
15% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureCoventry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,6476646th largest
Median age144.715% above
Bachelor's or higher144.8%40% above
High school or higher197.3%5% above
Household size12.018% below
Born abroad1County figure15.2%73% above
No health insurance1County figure4.5%30% below
Homes with broadband192.1%0% below
05

Life in Coventry Lake

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents45.3 4.5×
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.3 +2%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.9 +10%
Shops31.9 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.6 +17%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools9
282
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students9
136,830
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9
12.3
20% below the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureCoventry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure282above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure136,830above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County figure12.320% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure22.910% above
Shops per 10k7County figure31.95% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure23.617% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k845.3346% above
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k811.32% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 93.2, 32% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Coventry Lake. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk10
93.2
32% above the median place
Natural hazard risk10
97.4
5% above the median place
Heat wave risk10
96.4
7% above the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureCoventry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk10County figure97.45% above
Hurricane risk10County figure93.232% above
Tornado risk10County figure90.511% above
Wildfire risk10County figure56.97% below
Heat wave risk10County figure96.47% above
Median air quality index11Metro figure422% below
Good air days11Metro figure66.6%3% below
08

Coventry Lake in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,353/mo (2024)$1,640/mo$1,340 to $2,000/mo+3.2%
Median household income$73,224 (2024)$89,000$75,500 to $105,500+3.3%
Median home value$262,700 (2024)$372,000$270,000 to $512,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Coventry Lake

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Ocean Springs, MS$1,358$79,712Compare
Pewaukee, WI$1,260$62,139Compare
Monroeville, PA$1,175$79,218Compare
Nassau Bay, TX$1,331$71,696Compare
Nassau Bay, TXMonroeville, PAPewaukee, WIOcean Springs, MSCoventry Lake, CTCoventry LakeOcean SpringsPewaukeeMonroevilleNassau BayOcean SpringsPewaukeeMonroevilleNassau Bay

Common questions

Is Coventry Lake a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -3.9% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places. 83% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 62 Connecticut places. On cost, space and class size it scores 36 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Coventry Lake expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $262,700.

What salary do you need to live in Coventry Lake?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $54,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Coventry Lake?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ocean Springs, MS, Pewaukee, WI, Monroeville, PA and Nassau Bay, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  11. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Coventry Lake with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Coventry Lake itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/coventry-lake-connecticut

Citytistics. “Coventry Lake, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/coventry-lake-connecticut/

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