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Vernon vs Warren vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Warren has the most homeowners (93.3%).
Manchester has the most kids (20% under 18).
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 | Vernon | Warren | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577 |
1,415Lowest |
59,635Highest |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
52±5Highest 27% above CT |
37±1.2Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2 CT: 20.2% |
11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Manchester and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
25.8%±6.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Warren and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
55.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±0.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Warren and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
$86,840±$4k 9% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
$450,000±$38kHighest 23% above CT |
$247,100±$6kLowest 33% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77Lowest 4% below CT |
— | $1,519±$66Highest about the CT average |
| Manchester and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804Highest 13% below CT |
$3,769Lowest 43% below CT |
$5,652 15% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.2%±63.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.1%±6.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Warren and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
56.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1962Lowest 5 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
23 minLowest 15% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
15.9%±2.7Highest CT: 16% |
14.3%±1.9 CT: 16% |
| Warren and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #107 of 149 in CT | — | #135 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Vernon School District | Regional School District 20 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Odyssey Community School District |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | None in town | Manchester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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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.