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Scituate vs Mansfield vs Cranston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most homeowners (87.3%).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Cranston has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Scituate | Mansfield | Cranston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,517Lowest |
25,358 |
83,250Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S. |
21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S. |
39.6±0.9 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±1.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $449,300±$26kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$335,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
$378,300±$7k 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,489±$251 5% above U.S. |
$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,375±$59Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Mansfield and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,265 69% above U.S. |
$5,727Highest 84% above U.S. |
$5,103Lowest 64% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
76%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mansfield and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 38 in RI | #45 of 149 in CT | #27 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Scituate | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | E. O. Smith High School | Cranston High School West |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8Lowest |
11.8 |
15.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.