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Middletown vs Mansfield vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Vernon has the most kids (16.9% 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.
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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 | Middletown | Mansfield | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47,958Highest |
25,358Lowest |
30,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 38.1±1.5 7% below CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
39.4±2.5Highest 4% below CT |
| Vernon and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±1.3 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Vernon and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Vernon and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
38%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6k 17% below CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$85,356±$6kHighest 11% below CT |
| Vernon and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11k 20% below CT |
$335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45 about the CT average |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,425±$77Lowest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412Highest 3% below CT |
$5,727Lowest 14% below CT |
$5,804 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 12%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
13.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #121 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | E. O. Smith High School | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Lowest |
11.8Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.