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Mansfield vs Winchester
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%).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
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 | Winchester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,358Highest |
10,284Lowest |
| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.4%±2.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12kHighest 24% below CT |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
| Mansfield and Winchester 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 |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$4,780Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
12.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
65.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #45 of 149 in CT | #97 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | Northwestern Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
9.7Lowest |
| 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.