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Bow vs Danvers vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Danvers has the oldest population (median age 45.3).
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
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 | Bow | Danvers | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Lowest |
28,098Highest |
23,931 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10k 55% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15kLowest 55% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kLowest 52% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$603,500±$28k 81% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,803±$147 28% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$6,654Lowest 113% above U.S. |
$7,226 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #91 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bow School District | — | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Bow High 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 |
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.