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Mansfield vs Willimantic vs Windham vs Mansfield Center
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).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Mansfield Center has the highest household income ($135k).
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 | Willimantic | Windham | Mansfield Center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 25,358Highest |
18,096 |
23,961 |
785Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +7.8%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
31.3±2.7 24% below CT |
33.7±1.9 18% below CT |
56.7±7.8Highest 38% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
4.8%±7.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Windham 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% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
32.6%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9% CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
69.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
11.7%±13.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12k 24% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$55,736±$5k 42% below CT |
$135,349±$27kHighest 41% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$209,800±$9k 43% below CT |
$322,100±$72k 12% below CT |
| Mansfield and Mansfield Center 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 |
$1,107±$69 26% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$5,697 14% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
100%±100Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield Center and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 21.6% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
20.7% CT: 10% |
1.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
47.4% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1955 12 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
34.3%±21.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Mansfield Center and Mansfield 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 | — | #143 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | — | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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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.