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Coventry vs Mansfield vs Wallingford
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 homeowners (90.7%).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Wallingford has the most expensive homes ($353k 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 | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Lowest |
25,358 |
44,362Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
42.6±1.8 4% above CT |
| Coventry and Wallingford 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% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±1.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Wallingford 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% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Wallingford and Coventry 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% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$104,773±$5k 9% above CT |
| Coventry and Wallingford 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 |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$353,100±$8kHighest 4% below CT |
| Wallingford and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,374±$84 8% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$5,963Highest 10% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±8.9Lowest 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% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
72.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
13.3%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #108 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Wallingford School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | E. O. Smith High School | Lyman Hall High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.8Highest |
10.5 |
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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.