Compare towns
Mansfield vs Lyme vs Willington
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).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
Willington has the most affordable homes ($306k 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 | Lyme | Willington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,358Highest |
2,303Lowest |
5,575 |
| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
37.5±7.2 9% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
12.8%±4.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Lyme and Willington 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% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.3%±6.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
14.6%±6.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$91,114±$12k 5% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,602±$104 8% above CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,357±$116Lowest 9% below CT |
| Lyme 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 |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$5,419Lowest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
70%±20.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Willington 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% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
13% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
64% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
26 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10 CT: 16% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Mansfield and Lyme 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 | — | #104 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Regional School District 18 | Willington School District |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.