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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
Danvers has the oldest population (median age 45.3).
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 21.2).
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 | Danvers | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
25,358Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$335,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,602±$104Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$5,727Lowest 84% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 282 in MA | #45 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District |
| High school in town | — | E. O. Smith High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.