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Mansfield vs Pawtucket vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Pawtucket has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Manchester has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Mansfield | Pawtucket | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,358Lowest |
75,893Highest |
59,635 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S. |
37.1±0.8Highest 5% below U.S. |
37±1.2 5% below U.S. |
| Pawtucket and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Manchester and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12k 10% below U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$86,840±$4kHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Manchester and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,400±$20kHighest about the U.S. average |
$325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
$247,100±$6kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Mansfield and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,519±$66 8% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,727Highest 84% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$5,652 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.1%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±1.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #45 of 149 in CT | #35 of 38 in RI | #135 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Odyssey Community School District |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | William E. Tolman High | Manchester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
14.6Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.