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Coventry vs Mansfield vs Monroe
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 oldest population (median age 45.4).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Monroe has the most expensive homes ($503k median).
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 | Mansfield | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Lowest |
25,358Highest |
18,949 |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
43.5±2.2 6% above CT |
| Coventry and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.2%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Monroe and Coventry 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% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
57.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$157,250±$12kHighest 64% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$503,200±$31kHighest 37% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$994±$860Lowest 33% below CT |
| Mansfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.8%±46.4Lowest 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% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
2.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
15.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #48 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Monroe School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | E. O. Smith High School | Masuk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.8 |
12.8Highest |
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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.