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Groton vs Mansfield vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the most renters (54.6% rent).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Ansonia has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
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 | Groton | Mansfield | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,490Lowest |
25,358Highest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39±3.7 5% below CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
40.1±1.6Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Ansonia and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.8% CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,577±$8k 17% below CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $306,600±$26k 16% below CT |
$335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
$287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
| Mansfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$98Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,476±$121 about the CT average |
| Mansfield and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,411Lowest 34% below CT |
$5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±11.7 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 18.6% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
57.3% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 34% below CT |
21 min 22% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 4.8%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #45 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | — | E. O. Smith High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.