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Mansfield vs Peru
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
Peru has the most affordable homes ($267k 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 | Mansfield | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 23,931Highest |
630Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
52.6±4.8Highest 32% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.3%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
28%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and Peru 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 21% above MA |
$90,750±$18kLowest 13% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$28kHighest 7% above MA |
$267,400±$15kLowest 52% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$147 about the MA average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,226Highest 21% above MA |
$3,805Lowest 36% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±8.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mansfield and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 13% above MA |
31 minLowest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±4.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #60 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Mansfield | — |
| High school in town | Mansfield High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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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.