Mansfield CenterCT
A town of 785, settled in 1822.
Is Mansfield Center a good place to live?
34% of the land in Mansfield Center is conserved, against 14% in Connecticut’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Mansfield Hollow State Park, at 624 acres with 11.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Mansfield Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
785 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lake Chaubunagungamaug and 91 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mansfield Center. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
31 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
25 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
29 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
22 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumPhoto credits
Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Moving to Mansfield Center: who provides what
Mansfield Center is unincorporated, so Tolland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mansfield Center.
Trail density in Mansfield Center is higher than in most of Connecticut or the rest of the country
There are 19 miles of trail across 13 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mansfield Hollow State Park | 11.1 mi | 624 |
| 2. Wolf Rock Nature Preserve | 1.8 mi | 104 |
| 3. Southworth Preserve | 0.9 mi | 60 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fewer of Mansfield Center’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Connecticut or U.S. town
Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Mansfield Center. In Mansfield Center, the income of the median household is $135,000, where Connecticut’s towns sit at $109,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Mansfield Center dropped by 72, to 142. The top destinations are Mansfield (27%), Windham (9%) and Hartford (5%).
| Mansfield Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $135,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.1% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Mansfield Center brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 18°, with about 39 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mansfield Center is
In Mansfield Center, 19% of adults get no exercise outside work. The town does better than the Connecticut average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1.
| Mansfield Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Mansfield Center | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Mansfield Center sells for about $414K at the median
Among households in Mansfield Center, 92% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mansfield Center faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Mansfield Center than in half of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 79% come from inland flooding and 7% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Mansfield Center
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mansfield Center
About 12 of every 100 Mansfield Center residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
99% of working residents leave Mansfield Center for work
Where Mansfield Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mansfield Center
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Mansfield Center is a village within the town of Mansfield in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is the basis of a census-designated place (CDP) of the same name; as of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 1,021. The CDP includes the original settlement of Mansfield, Mansfield Center or Mansfield Village, as well as the village of Mansfield Hollow. Mansfield Hollow State Park is also located within the boundaries of the CDP.
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- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 256 ft
- ZIP code
- 06250
- Area code
- 860
Questions about Mansfield Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mansfield Center, CT a good place to live?
Mansfield Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.