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Groton vs Mansfield vs Long Hill
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 kids (15.7% under 18).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Long Hill has the most renters (77.6% rent).
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 | Long Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,490 |
25,358Highest |
4,399Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -6.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39±3.7Highest 5% below CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
32.7±2.1 20% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
11.3%±4.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Groton and Long Hill 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% |
17.3%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Long Hill 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
8%±4.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,577±$8k 17% below CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$84,201±$22kHighest 12% below CT |
| Long Hill 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 |
$175,600±$62kLowest 52% 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±$104 8% above CT |
$1,722±$116Highest 16% above CT |
| Long Hill and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,411 34% below CT |
$5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$2,500Lowest 62% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±11.7 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.3%±13Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 18.6% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.4% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
22.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 34% below CT |
21 min 22% below CT |
23 minHighest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 4.8%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
20.7%±9.7 CT: 16% |
| Mansfield and Long Hill 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 | — | #45 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | — |
| High school in town | — | E. O. Smith High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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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.