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Mansfield vs Naugatuck
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%).
Naugatuck has the most kids (19.9% 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 | Naugatuck |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,358Lowest |
31,800Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
39.8±2.4Highest 3% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
32.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$96,324±$9kHighest about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,369±$58Lowest 8% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,727Lowest 14% below CT |
$6,362Highest 4% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
6.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #45 of 149 in CT | #116 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Naugatuck School District |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | Naugatuck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Lowest |
15.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.