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Morris vs Mansfield vs Suffield
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 oldest population (median age 52.8).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,164Lowest |
25,358Highest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Morris and Suffield 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±3 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,191±$25k 14% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,000±$60k 8% above CT |
$335,400±$20kLowest 9% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Suffield and Morris 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±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Mansfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,273Lowest 21% below CT |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±31.9 CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest same as CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±5.7Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #45 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 20 | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | E. O. Smith High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
10.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.