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Coventry vs Griswold vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the highest household income ($108k).
Griswold has the most affordable homes ($276k 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 | Coventry | Griswold | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
11,530Lowest |
25,358Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
| Griswold and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45% CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
$78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23k 10% below CT |
$275,900±$42kLowest 25% below CT |
$335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
| Mansfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
| Mansfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284 20% below CT |
$4,628Lowest 30% below CT |
$5,727Highest 14% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest 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 | 5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.3% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Griswold School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Griswold High School | E. O. Smith High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.5 |
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.