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Blackstone vs Mansfield vs Bellingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blackstone has the oldest population (median age 43.2).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Bellingham has the highest household income ($125k).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Blackstone | Mansfield | Bellingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,255Lowest |
25,358Highest |
17,410 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±1.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S. |
38.2±1.5 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4 U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.1%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Bellingham and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Blackstone and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,191±$21k 17% above U.S. |
$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$125,307±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Bellingham and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,400±$34k 22% above U.S. |
$335,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
$450,700±$13kHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Bellingham and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,189±$85Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,602±$104 13% above U.S. |
$1,836±$196Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Bellingham and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,703 83% above U.S. |
$5,727Highest 84% above U.S. |
$5,030Lowest 61% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±18.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.8%±16.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mansfield and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% U.S.: 12.5% |
21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.3%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #207 of 282 in MA | #45 of 149 in CT | #232 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Bellingham |
| High school in town | Blackstone Millville RHS | E. O. Smith High School | Bellingham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
11.8Lowest |
12.4 |
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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.