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Mansfield vs Durham vs Willimantic
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 most people working from home (28.3%).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
Willimantic has the most affordable homes ($191k 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 | Mansfield | Durham | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,358Highest |
7,208Lowest |
18,096 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
31.3±2.7 24% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic 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% |
17.4%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12k 24% below CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,154±$448 22% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
| Mansfield and Durham 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 |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 21.6% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3% CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
23 minHighest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest 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 | — |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Regional School District 13 | — |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.