Coventry LakeCT
With 2,647 residents, it is a town in Connecticut.
Is Coventry Lake a good place to live?
Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Coventry Lake. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Coventry Lake, above both the Connecticut town median (5.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest place to walk is Nathan Hale State Forest, 232 acres with 1.8 miles of trail. We don’t grade Coventry Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Coventry Lake for work
Where Coventry Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Lake Chaubunagungamaug and 84 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coventry Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
26 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
15 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
23 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
24 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun ArenaPhoto credits
Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Coventry Lake: who provides what
Coventry Lake is unincorporated, so Tolland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Coventry Lake.
Coventry Lake has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For Coventry Lake, the median household income is $73,000. The top destinations are Hartford (11%), Manchester (8%) and Mansfield (7%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.
| Coventry Lake | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $73,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Coventry Lake
Coventry Lake brings chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 39 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 13.7% of Coventry Lake
3.2 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. For Coventry Lake, the trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 8, covering 277 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nathan Hale State Forest | 1.8 mi | 232 |
| 2. Patriots Park | 0.4 mi | 15 |
| 3. Main Street Open Space | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a low hazard risk in Coventry Lake: inland flooding
Expected losses in Coventry Lake break down as 76% from inland flooding and 7% from hurricanes. On expected storm and flood damage, Coventry Lake sits below 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Coventry Lake is
For adults in Coventry Lake, the share who get no exercise outside work is 19%. In Coventry Lake, 8.5% of adults have diabetes.
| Coventry Lake | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 9.4% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Coventry Lake | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 14.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ages in Coventry Lake track Connecticut closely
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Connecticut average. Among adults 25 and older in Coventry Lake, 45% hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Coventry Lake | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.7 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Coventry Lake | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.8% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.7% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.9% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.9% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.3% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in Coventry Lake sell for about $360K
A home in Coventry Lake typically sold within 49 days of listing. 86% of Coventry Lake households are owner-occupiers. Bidding over the asking price: 53% of homes sold here.
| Coventry Lake | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,353 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Coventry Lake
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Coventry Lake
About 4 of every 100 Coventry Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
About Coventry Lake
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Coventry Lake is a village and census-designated place in the town of Coventry in Tolland County, United States. As of the 2020 census, Coventry Lake had a population of 2,823. The CDP includes the residential areas around Wangumbaug Lake.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 515 ft
- Area code
- 860
Coventry Lake’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Coventry Lake.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Coventry | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coventry Lake and South Coventry aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Coventry Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Coventry Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coventry Lake, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Coventry Lake yet; the figures below are still real.