Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0In Coventry, 70% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Rhode Island
Coventry’s town government spent $131.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,656 per resident.
What stands out about how Coventry is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Coventry School District
Coventry’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Coventry, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $20,535 per pupil, $13,320 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Rhode Island districts overall: 48% local, 40% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $3,656 per resident a year, or $10.02 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 71% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Coventry runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
No comparison or trend for Coventry yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Coventry’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported 1% of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 806 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $5,099 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.43% of the home’s value, vs 1.21% across Rhode Island.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Coventry’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Coventry’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Coventry →
Who’s in charge in Coventry
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Coventry’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on coventryri.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 47 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (35,898).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Coventry voted in 2024
Official results for Coventry’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.2%11,222 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.4%8,624 votesOthers: 2.4% (486 votes).
Most votes in Coventry: Donald J Trump
Kent County: Harris 49.7%, Trump 47.8% · Rhode Island: Harris 55.6%, Trump 41.8%
of Coventry’s 28,990 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Rhode Island: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Coventry: Patricia Morgan
Kent County: Whitehouse 54.1%, Morgan 45.7% · Rhode Island: Whitehouse 59.9%, Morgan 39.8%
Most votes in the district: Seth Magaziner
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Coventry, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | 55.2% | 42.4% | 2.4% | 20,332 |
| Kent County | 47.8% | 49.7% | 2.5% | 93,148 |
| Rhode Island | 41.8% | 55.6% | 2.6% | 513,086 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Coventry sends 6 representatives to the Rhode Island House alone.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: coventryri.gov ↗
- 2Rhode Island HouseCoventry is split between 6 districts
- 3Rhode Island SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Rhode Island
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Coventry compares with the towns next door
Coventry’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $3,427 to $4,316 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| West Greenwich | $3,427 runs schools | $6,491 |
| Cranston | $4,131 runs schools | $5,103 |
| West Warwick | $4,316 runs schools | $4,962 |
| Scituate | estimate | $5,265 |
| Foster | estimate | $7,135 |
| Coventry | estimate | $5,099 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Coventry’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Coventry’s government
How much does Coventry spend per resident?
About $3,656 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Coventry?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,099 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.21% across Rhode Island. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see coventryri.gov.
Who runs Coventry’s government?
See coventryri.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Coventry yet.
How did Coventry vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 55.2%, Kamala D Harris 42.4% (20,332 votes, official results). Kent County: Harris 49.7%, Trump 47.8%. Rhode Island: Harris 55.6%, Trump 41.8%.
How many people work for Coventry?
763 full-time and 176 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.6M (about $66.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Coventry in the state legislature?
Coventry is split among 6 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Rhode Island Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Coventry’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →