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Morris vs Suffield vs Mansfield
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).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Suffield | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,164Lowest |
15,702 |
25,358Highest |
| Median age | 52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±3 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,191±$25k 14% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below 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 |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$335,400±$20kLowest 9% below 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 |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above 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 |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,727 14% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±31.9 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest same as CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±5.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 20 | Suffield School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Suffield High School | E. O. Smith High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.