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Naugatuck vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Naugatuck has the most kids (19.9% under 18).
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 | Naugatuck | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,800Highest |
25,358Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 39.8±2.4Highest 3% below CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,324±$9kHighest about the CT average |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$5,727Lowest 14% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #116 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | E. O. Smith High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
11.8Lowest |
| 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.