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Coventry vs Plainfield vs Mansfield vs Suffield
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).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k 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 | Plainfield | Mansfield | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,326Lowest |
15,141 |
25,358Highest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Coventry and Suffield 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% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Plainfield 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% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Suffield 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% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23k 10% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Mansfield and Suffield 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 |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Plainfield High School | E. O. Smith High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.3 |
11.8Highest |
10.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.