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Mansfield vs Quinebaug vs Willimantic vs Coventry
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).
Quinebaug has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Coventry has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Quinebaug | Willimantic | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 25,358Highest |
1,193Lowest |
18,096 |
12,326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
31.3±2.7 24% below CT |
45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6 CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Willimantic 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% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Coventry 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% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
45% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12k 24% below CT |
$105,181±$36k 10% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
| Coventry and Quinebaug 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 |
$237,800±$66k 35% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$330,000±$23k 10% below CT |
| Mansfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
— | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,232±$330 17% below CT |
| Mansfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$5,284 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 21.6% CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3% CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
26 min about the CT average |
23 min 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Mansfield and Quinebaug 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 | — | — | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | — | — | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | — | — | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | — | 9.9Lowest |
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| 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.