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Mansfield vs Proctor vs Hope

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 (12.1%).
Proctor has the youngest population (median age 42.4).
Hope has the most expensive homes ($211k 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.

MeasureMansfieldProctorHope
People
Population
691
1,794Highest
587Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
54±5.5Highest
39% above U.S.
42.4±6.4Lowest
9% above U.S.
50.3±8.5
29% above U.S.
Mansfield and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.1%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±0.7
U.S.: 22%
Proctor and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.5%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.4%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
23.7%±10.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Hope and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Mansfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$83,304±$14kHighest
3% above U.S.
$74,167±$12k
8% below U.S.
$72,188±$13kLowest
11% below U.S.
Mansfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$200,000±$29kLowest
40% below U.S.
$209,900±$17k
37% below U.S.
$211,300±$106kHighest
36% below U.S.
Hope and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,029±$202Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,225±$217Highest
13% below U.S.
Hope and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,122Highest
32% above U.S.
$4,032
29% above U.S.
$2,551Lowest
18% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
37.3%±16.2
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±98.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hope and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
17.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
3% below U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
28 minHighest
7% above U.S.
Work from home
12.1%±12.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Mansfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 —
High school in town — Proctor Junior/Senior High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.7
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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.