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Hudson vs Fall River vs Mansfield vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).
Mansfield has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Berlin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Fall River | Mansfield | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| People | ||||
| Population | 20,077 |
94,082Highest |
23,931 |
3,378Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% MA: +7.4% |
+5.8% MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.7 7% above MA |
39.3±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
49.7±2.8Highest 24% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±1.2 MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.4%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±0.9 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
30.1%±5.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1% MA: 47.3% |
16.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and Berlin 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 about the MA average |
$56,673±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$125,273±$15kHighest 21% above MA |
$121,336±$12k 17% above MA |
| Mansfield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,800±$22k 12% below MA |
$395,500±$11kLowest 30% below MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
$616,600±$55kHighest 10% above MA |
| Berlin and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82 20% below MA |
$1,155±$27Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
$2,420±$933Highest 37% above MA |
| Berlin and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,892 15% above MA |
$3,953Lowest 34% below MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
$7,116 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7 MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±3.3 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±19.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Berlin and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% MA: 62.5% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
77.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
1992Highest 28 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 6% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
34 minHighest 17% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±6.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Berlin 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #262 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA | #61 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hudson | Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Mansfield | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Hudson High | B M C Durfee High | Mansfield High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
11.3Highest |
11.1 |
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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.