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Danvers vs Framingham vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has the oldest population (median age 45.3).
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Mansfield has the most homeowners (73.1%).
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 | Danvers | Framingham | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098 |
72,399Highest |
23,931Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.9% MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.7%±1.6 MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.7% MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.5%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Framingham and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$107,419±$6kLowest 3% 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 | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$627,300±$10k 12% above MA |
$603,500±$28kLowest 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$2,033±$57 15% above MA |
$1,803±$147Lowest about the MA average |
| Danvers and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,884 15% above MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
53.4%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Framingham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2% MA: 62.5% |
54.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min 4% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Mansfield and Framingham 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 | #229 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Mansfield |
| High school in town | — | Framingham High School | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7Highest |
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.