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Bethlehem vs Chaplin vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethlehem has the most expensive homes ($411k median).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
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 | Bethlehem | Chaplin | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,423 |
2,070Lowest |
25,358Highest |
| Median age | 51.5±8.5Highest 25% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
| Bethlehem and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bethlehem and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bethlehem and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,929±$16kHighest 14% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
| Bethlehem and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $410,900±$36kHighest 12% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,127±$124Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
| Mansfield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,932Highest 11% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,727 14% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.7%±38.5 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Mansfield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #82 of 149 in CT | — | #45 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 14 | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School | E. O. Smith High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.