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Wethersfield vs Mansfield vs Wethersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
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 | Wethersfield | Mansfield | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
25,358Lowest |
27,250Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.4% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT |
$335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
$324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT |
| Mansfield and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
| Mansfield and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$5,727Lowest 14% below CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
6.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 20% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
21 minHighest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #92 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | — |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | E. O. Smith High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
11.8Lowest |
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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.