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Morris vs Mansfield vs Middlefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morris has the most kids (17.9% under 18).
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 21.2).
Middlefield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1961).
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 | Morris | Mansfield | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,164Lowest |
25,358Highest |
4,243 |
| Median age | 52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
51.6±1.9 26% above CT |
| Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.3%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,191±$25kHighest 14% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
| Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,000±$60kHighest 8% above CT |
$335,400±$20kLowest 9% below CT |
$376,000±$27k about the CT average |
| Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$134Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,602±$104 8% above CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,273Lowest 21% below CT |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±31.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±5.7 CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #45 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 20 | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | E. O. Smith High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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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.