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Mansfield vs Pawtucket vs Windham
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).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k 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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,358 |
75,893Highest |
23,961Lowest |
| 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. |
33.7±1.9 13% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Windham 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%±1.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pawtucket and Windham 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% |
22.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
15.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,393±$12kHighest 10% below U.S. |
$68,310±$4k 15% below U.S. |
$55,736±$5kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Mansfield and Pawtucket 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 |
$209,800±$9kLowest 37% 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±$39 15% below U.S. |
$1,107±$69Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,727Highest 84% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$4,633 49% 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% |
57.1%±8.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
47.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #45 of 149 in CT | #35 of 38 in RI | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | E. O. Smith High School | William E. Tolman High | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
14.6Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.