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Beverly vs Framingham vs Mansfield vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beverly has the oldest housing (typical home built 1956).
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Mansfield has the highest household income ($125k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Beverly | Framingham | Mansfield | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 42,665 |
72,399Highest |
23,931 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8 about the U.S. average |
37.5±1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
41.4±1.3 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mansfield and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$107,419±$6k 33% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13k 95% above U.S. |
$627,300±$10k 89% above U.S. |
$603,500±$28kLowest 81% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$2,033±$57Highest 44% above U.S. |
$1,803±$147 28% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836 119% above U.S. |
$6,884 121% above U.S. |
$7,226Highest 132% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Beverly and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
54.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #144 of 282 in MA | #229 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Beverly | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Mansfield | — |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Framingham High School | Mansfield High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
12.7Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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U.S. 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.