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Mansfield vs Norwich
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%).
Norwich 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 | Norwich |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,358Lowest |
39,973Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.9% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
38.5±1.7Highest 6% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.9%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12kHighest 24% below CT |
$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
| Mansfield and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
$242,300±$11kLowest 34% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,253±$68Lowest 16% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$4,703Lowest 29% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
16.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1957Lowest 10 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
24 minHighest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
7.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #45 of 149 in CT | #133 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | Norwich Free Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Lowest |
14.8Highest |
| 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.