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Amesbury vs Mansfield vs Hudson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amesbury has the most renters (31.4% rent).
Mansfield has the highest household income ($125k).
Hudson has the most affordable homes ($497k median).
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 | Amesbury | Mansfield | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,403Lowest |
23,931Highest |
20,077 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.7Highest 9% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
42.9±1.7 7% above MA |
| Amesbury and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hudson and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,554±$12k about the MA average |
$125,273±$15kHighest 21% above MA |
$103,400±$13kLowest about the MA average |
| Mansfield and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $519,300±$32k 8% below MA |
$603,500±$28kHighest 7% above MA |
$496,800±$22kLowest 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,683±$115 4% below MA |
$1,803±$147Highest about the MA average |
$1,406±$82Lowest 20% below MA |
| Mansfield and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,360Highest 23% above MA |
$7,226 21% above MA |
$6,892Lowest 15% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40.8%±8.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
73.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
31 min 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Mansfield and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #151 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA | #224 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Amesbury | Mansfield | Hudson |
| High school in town | Amesbury High | Mansfield High | Hudson High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
11.1Highest |
10.2Lowest |
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MA 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.