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Hudson vs Eliot 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
Hudson has the oldest housing (typical home built 1970).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Hudson | Eliot | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,077 |
7,146Lowest |
23,931Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.7 10% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mansfield and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mansfield and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,400±$13k 28% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,800±$22kLowest 49% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
$603,500±$28kHighest 81% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,803±$147 28% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,892 121% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$7,226Highest 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mansfield and Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #19 of 133 in ME | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hudson | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Hudson High | None in town | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.