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Hudson vs Salisbury vs Mansfield
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).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
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 | Salisbury | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,077 |
9,281Lowest |
23,931Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% MA: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.7 7% above MA |
51.3±3.5Highest 28% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest 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% |
25.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest 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% |
43.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest 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 |
$93,361±$6kLowest 10% below MA |
$125,273±$15kHighest 21% above 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 |
$478,700±$27kLowest 15% below MA |
$603,500±$28kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,691±$411 4% below MA |
$1,803±$147Highest about the MA average |
| 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 |
$4,604Lowest 23% below MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7 MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±11.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% 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 |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest 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 | #240 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hudson | Triton | 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 |
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.