Compare towns
Mansfield vs Plainfield vs Suffield vs Windham
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%).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k 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 | Plainfield | Suffield | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 25,358Highest |
15,141Lowest |
15,702 |
23,961 |
| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
33.7±1.9 18% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Plainfield 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% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Plainfield 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% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
22.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12k 24% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
| Mansfield and Suffield 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 |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,633 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
20.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3% CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #45 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Plainfield School District | Suffield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | Plainfield High School | Suffield High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
10.3 |
10.9 |
9.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.