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Berlin vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 48.7).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Berlin | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,361Lowest |
25,358Highest |
| Median age | 48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $113,598±$11kHighest 19% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$335,400±$20kLowest 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$88Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$5,727Lowest 14% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±11.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 21% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #73 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Berlin School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District |
| High school in town | Berlin High School | E. O. Smith High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
11.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.