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Mansfield vs Windsor vs Norton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
Norton has the youngest population (median age 39.6).
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 | Windsor | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,931Highest |
1,065Lowest |
19,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
39.6±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
| Windsor and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
45.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,273±$15kHighest 21% above MA |
$115,563±$10kLowest 11% above MA |
$124,535±$11k 20% above MA |
| Mansfield and Norton 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 |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$501,400±$27k 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$147Lowest about the MA average |
— | $1,911±$375Highest 8% above MA |
| Norton and Mansfield 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 |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$5,929 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±8.5 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.6%±8.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Norton and Mansfield 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% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
33 minLowest 12% above MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Mansfield 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 | — | #173 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mansfield | — | Norton |
| High school in town | Mansfield High | — | Norton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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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.