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Roxbury vs Mansfield vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($303k 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 | Roxbury | Mansfield | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
23,931Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.2±17.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3 6% above U.S. |
41.3±9.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Roxbury and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Mansfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±10.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,226±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$125,273±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$118,750±$39k 47% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219k about the U.S. average |
$603,500±$28kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$302,600±$35kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,803±$147 28% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,787 86% above U.S. |
$7,226Highest 132% above U.S. |
$5,132Lowest 65% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mansfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange 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 | — |
| School district | — | Mansfield | — |
| High school in town | — | Mansfield High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.