Compare towns
Easthampton vs Everett vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Easthampton has the most affordable homes ($372k median).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Mansfield has the highest household income ($125k).
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 | Easthampton | Everett | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,086Lowest |
50,045Highest |
23,931 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,673±$7kLowest 31% below MA |
$85,218±$7k 18% below MA |
$125,273±$15kHighest 21% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$15kLowest 34% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
| Everett and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$70Lowest 27% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932 18% below MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 23% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Mansfield and Easthampton 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 | #92 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Easthampton | Everett | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Easthampton High | Everett High | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
12.1Highest |
11.1 |
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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.