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Mansfield vs Durham vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 21.2).
Durham has the highest household income ($152k).
Coventry has the most kids (20.9% 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 | Mansfield | Durham | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,358Highest |
3,347Lowest |
12,326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +28.6% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
47.9±5.4Highest 17% above CT |
45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
| Durham and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.1%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
42.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$152,396±$32kHighest 59% above CT |
$108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$401,700±$32kHighest 9% above CT |
$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,602±$104 8% above CT |
$1,625±$1kHighest 9% above CT |
$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
| Durham and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,727 14% below CT |
$7,107Highest 7% above CT |
$5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±35Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8 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 | 21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
20%±6.7 CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Mansfield and Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | — | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | — | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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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.