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Mansfield vs Ogunquit vs Framingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has the highest household income ($125k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).
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 | Ogunquit | Framingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,931 |
1,379Lowest |
72,399Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.3 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
37.5±1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Mansfield and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Framingham 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±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$107,419±$6kLowest 33% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$28kLowest 81% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$627,300±$10k 89% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$147Lowest 28% above U.S. |
— | $2,033±$57Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,226Highest 132% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$6,884 121% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±5.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
54.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #60 of 282 in MA | — | #229 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mansfield | — | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Mansfield High | — | Framingham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
— | 12.7Highest |
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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.