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Douglas vs Mansfield vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
Mansfield has the youngest population (median age 21.2).
Webster has the oldest housing (typical home built 1962).
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 | Douglas | Mansfield | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207Lowest |
25,358Highest |
17,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6Highest 13% above U.S. |
21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S. |
39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
| Douglas and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Douglas and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,267±$10kHighest 89% above U.S. |
$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,600±$29kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$335,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697 6% above U.S. |
$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Mansfield and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338Highest 103% above U.S. |
$5,727 84% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mansfield and Douglas 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #45 of 149 in CT | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Douglas | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Webster |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | E. O. Smith High School | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
11.8Highest |
11.6 |
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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.