Town guide

Mansfield, Connecticut

Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, home to about 25,562 people across 45 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06250, 06268 and 06269.

Homes sold for a median of $219 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population25,562573 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$219Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Mansfield

3 ZIP codes

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mansfield. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Mansfield

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA73 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY118 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Mansfield; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Mansfield

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Mansfield had 25,892 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.

It’s the 44th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Tolland County grew from 24,523 residents in 1900 to 149,788 in 2020.

Mansfield population by census2000: 20,720, 2010: 26,543, 2020: 25,89220,720200026,543201025,8922020

Tolland County, 1900–2020

Tolland County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,523, 1910: 26,459, 1920: 27,216, 1930: 28,659, 1940: 31,866, 1950: 44,709, 1960: 68,737, 1970: 103,440, 1980: 114,823, 1990: 128,699, 2000: 136,364, 2010: 152,691, 2020: 149,78825K’00’1027K’20’3032K’40’5069K’60’70115K’80’90136K’00’10150K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 49.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MansfieldJan: high 35°F, low 19°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 20°F, 3 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 28°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 38°F, 4.2 in; May: high 68°F, low 48°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 57°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 63°F, 4 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 61°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 54°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 43°F, 4.6 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 34°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 25°F, 4.5 in35°19°Jan3.737°20°Feb3.045°28°Mar4.457°38°Apr4.268°48°May3.776°57°Jun4.581°63°Jul4.079°61°Aug4.373°54°Sep4.561°43°Oct4.650°34°Nov3.940°25°Dec4.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Storrs, CT weather station (about a mile away).

Health care

393 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mansfield’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Windham Community Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Willimantic5.0 miles
  • Manchester Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Manchester15.2 miles
  • Johnson Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Stafford Springs15.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors26
Specialist doctors16
Dentists23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants49
Mental health providers234
Physical and occupational therapists38
Optometrists1
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies8

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Mansfield

Parks (12 nearby)

  • Mount Hope Park · 35 acres3.5 mi
  • Patriots Park · 15 acres4.3 mi
  • Southeast Park · 7 acres2.3 mi
  • Spring Hill Fields · 6 acres0.6 mi
  • Veteran Green · 2 acres4.2 mi
  • Coventry Lake State Boat Launch · 2 acres4.4 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Price Chopper1.1 mi
  • Big Y3.8 mi
  • Oriental Groceries4.3 mi
  • Aldi4.4 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.2 mi

Libraries (6 nearby)

  • Mansfield Library Express1.2 mi
  • Music and Dramatic Arts Library1.3 mi
  • Thomas J. Dodd Research Center1.6 mi
  • Homer D. Babbidge Library1.6 mi
  • Mansfield Public Library2.3 mi

Museums (5 nearby)

  • Mansfield Historical Society0.3 mi
  • Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry1.3 mi
  • Hellenic Museum1.3 mi
  • William Benton Museum of Art1.8 mi
  • J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum1.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)

  • Nafe Katter Theater1.3 mi
  • Alexander the Great Theatre1.3 mi
  • J. Louis von der Mehden Recital Hall1.4 mi
  • Student Union Theater1.8 mi
  • Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre1.9 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Mansfield

Public schools here are run by Mansfield School District, Regional School District 19. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Mansfield Elementary SchoolMansfieldPre-K–4549Public2.3 mi
Mansfield Middle SchoolStorrs5–8414Public0.7 mi
E. O. Smith High SchoolStorrs9–121,010Public1.2 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Natchaug Hospital School-ConsolidatedMansfield Center1–1291Nonsectarian3.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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