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Eliot vs Mansfield vs Stoneham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Mansfield has the highest household income ($125k).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (24.6%).
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 | Eliot | Mansfield | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Lowest |
23,931Highest |
23,355 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.2±2.2 8% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Mansfield and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mansfield and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$113,964±$10k 41% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kLowest 50% above U.S. |
$603,500±$28k 81% above U.S. |
$671,900±$26kHighest 102% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
$1,803±$147Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$2,035±$142Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Stoneham and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$7,226Highest 132% above U.S. |
$6,523 109% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.9%±8.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
71%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stoneham 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #60 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Mansfield | Stoneham |
| High school in town | None in town | Mansfield High | Stoneham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.