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North Attleborough Town vs Danvers vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Attleborough Town has the most affordable homes ($482k median).
Danvers has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Mansfield has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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 | North Attleborough Town | Danvers | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,984Highest |
28,098 |
23,931Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.4 6% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±2 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4% MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,665±$5kLowest 8% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,273±$15k 21% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
| Danvers and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,461Lowest 9% below MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±7.9 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town 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% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Mansfield and Danvers 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 | #94 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Attleborough | — | Mansfield |
| High school in town | North Attleboro High | — | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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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.