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Andover vs Mansfield vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the highest household income ($135k).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Coventry has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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.
| Measure | Andover | Mansfield | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,152Lowest |
25,358Highest |
12,326 |
| Median age | 51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
| Andover and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.4 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.1 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
| Andover and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$745Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,232±$330 17% below CT |
| Mansfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554Highest about the CT average |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±38.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #43 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Andover School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | None in town | E. O. Smith High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.