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Mansfield vs Devens vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Devens has the highest household income ($189k).
Grafton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
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 | Devens | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,931Highest |
1,723Lowest |
19,902 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% MA: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
48.6±4.3Highest 22% above MA |
41.1±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Grafton and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±2 MA: 17.9% |
14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Grafton and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.1% MA: 47.3% |
21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±4.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Grafton and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,273±$15kLowest 21% above MA |
$189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$131,484±$11k 26% above MA |
| Devens and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$28kHighest 7% above MA |
$556,800±$96k about the MA average |
$525,300±$37kLowest 7% below MA |
| Mansfield and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$147Highest about the MA average |
$1,500±$539Lowest 15% below MA |
$1,504±$169 15% below MA |
| Mansfield and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,226Highest 21% above MA |
$5,556Lowest 7% below MA |
$7,117 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
6.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±2.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Devens and Grafton 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 | #60 of 282 in MA | — | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mansfield | — | Grafton |
| High school in town | Mansfield High | — | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
— | 12.9Highest |
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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.