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Norton vs Maynard vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norton has the most homeowners (83.8%).
Maynard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Norton | Maynard | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,240 |
10,712Lowest |
23,931Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
| Maynard and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Maynard and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,535±$11k 20% above MA |
$124,067±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
$125,273±$15kHighest 21% 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 | $501,400±$27kLowest 11% below MA |
$527,400±$31k 6% below MA |
$603,500±$28kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,911±$375Highest 8% above MA |
$1,800±$148Lowest about the MA average |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
| Norton and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,929Lowest about the MA average |
$8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$7,226 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±8.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6 MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Norton and Maynard 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% |
8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75% MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 12% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Maynard 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 | #173 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Norton | — | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Norton High | — | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.