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Mansfield Center is a tiny town of 785 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 16 miles from Norwich, CT and 25 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
785people
$322kTypical home
$1,411/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
39"Snow
238Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 785
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 250 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Hartford, CT
- 16 mi to Norwich, CT
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,031/mo)
- Median rent $1,411/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,802 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BDL airport
- 28 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 285 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 567 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Capitol Planning Region: D+22 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.