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Ashfield vs Danvers vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashfield has the most affordable homes ($401k median).
Danvers has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Mansfield has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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 | Ashfield | Danvers | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,893Lowest |
28,098Highest |
23,931 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.6±3.4Highest 47% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2 MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 33.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest 22% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,273±$15k 21% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,600±$30kLowest 29% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$200Lowest 38% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,197Lowest 13% below MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.5%±34Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ashfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 24%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Ashfield and Mansfield 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 | — | #91 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mohawk Trail | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Mansfield |
| High school in town | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.