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Coventry vs Lyme vs Suffield 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 most kids (20.9% under 18).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 21.2).
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 | Lyme | Suffield | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,326 |
2,303Lowest |
15,702 |
25,358Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
| Lyme and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,602±$104 8% above CT |
| Lyme and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$5,727 14% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 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% CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1979Highest 12 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 |
26 min 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Mansfield and Lyme 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 | #41 of 149 in CT | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 18 | Suffield School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | Suffield High School | E. O. Smith High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 10.9 |
11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.