Compare towns
Killingly vs Mansfield vs Prospect vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingly has the oldest housing (typical home built 1968).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Killingly | Mansfield | Prospect | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,867 |
25,358Highest |
9,458Lowest |
15,141 |
| Median age | 39.5±3 4% below CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Prospect and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,602±$104 8% above CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Prospect and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #136 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Regional School District 16 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | E. O. Smith High School | None in town | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
11.8Highest |
— | 10.3Lowest |
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| 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.