Mansfield Is the Middle Class Capital of the Country

Mansfield-Storrs can always count on making headlines thanks to the superior performances of the nationally ranked University of Connecticut sports teams.

Now the town is making headlines for a different reason. According to a survey conducted by the real estate blog Movoto, Mansfield has the distinction of being the middle class capital of the United States.

Movoto defines middle class as families with an annual income in the $35,000 to $149,999 range. Using U.S. Census data from three five-year estimates of household income (2007-2011, 2008-2012, and 2009-2013), Mansfield was at the top of the list for each time period with 100 percent of the households falling into that financial range.

This Fascinating Animated Map Shows Where The Middle Class Is Strongest In America By Movoto Real Estate

Other U.S. cities and towns that ranked second behind Mansfield during the same time periods, included Sheppard Air Force Base, TX, San Quentin, CA and Dallas, TX.

To read more about the methodology for the survey and the rest of the results, click here.

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