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Cornwall vs Mansfield vs West Cornwall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the most kids (14.9% under 18).
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 21.2).
West Cornwall has the highest household income ($175k).
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 | Cornwall | Mansfield | West Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,425 |
25,358Highest |
70Lowest |
| Median age | 53.9±5.1 31% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
61.3±14.1Highest 49% above CT |
| West Cornwall and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6 CT: 20.2% |
8.6%±49.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±2.5 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
44.3%±50.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| West Cornwall and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
57.9% CT: 42.5% |
57.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±21.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $128,864±$34k 35% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$175,156±$54kHighest 83% above CT |
| West Cornwall and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $554,600±$106kHighest 51% above CT |
$335,400±$20kLowest 9% below CT |
$395,800±$64k 8% above CT |
| Cornwall and West Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,792Highest 13% below CT |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$3,056Lowest 54% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.8%±31.9 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 8 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3 CT: 16% |
14.6%±12.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Cornwall and Mansfield 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 | — | #45 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Cornwall School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | E. O. Smith High School | — |
| 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.