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Hudson vs Mansfield vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the oldest housing (typical home built 1970).
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
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 | Mansfield | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,077 |
23,931Highest |
9,281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.7 7% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
51.3±3.5Highest 28% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| 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 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Salisbury 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% MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
43.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and Salisbury 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 |
$125,273±$15kHighest 21% above MA |
$93,361±$6kLowest 10% below MA |
| 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±$22k 12% below MA |
$603,500±$28kHighest 7% above MA |
$478,700±$27kLowest 15% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,803±$147Highest about the MA average |
$1,691±$411 4% below MA |
| Mansfield and Salisbury 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 |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
$4,604Lowest 23% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±11.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
71.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 6% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Mansfield and Salisbury 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 | #60 of 282 in MA | #240 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hudson | Mansfield | Triton |
| High school in town | Hudson High | Mansfield High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.