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Baltic vs Mansfield vs Sprague
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Sprague has the oldest population (median age 48.5).
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 | Baltic | Mansfield | Sprague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
25,358Highest |
2,962 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 37.8±15.8 8% below CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Sprague and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±5.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Sprague and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Sprague and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$72,393±$12k 24% below CT |
$92,850±$11kHighest 3% below CT |
| Sprague and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
$273,500±$17k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,247±$144Lowest 16% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$4,668 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 11.6% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
8.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
57.3% CT: 66.5% |
67.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1959 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #45 of 149 in CT | #141 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Sprague School District |
| High school in town | — | E. O. Smith High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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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.