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Scituate vs Mansfield vs Tiverton
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 expensive homes ($449k median).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Tiverton has the oldest population (median age 51.1).
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 | Tiverton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,517Lowest |
25,358Highest |
16,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±4 28% above U.S. |
21.2±0.2Lowest 46% below U.S. |
51.1±2.4Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Tiverton and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Scituate and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Tiverton and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
57%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$72,393±$12kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$106,036±$10k 31% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Tiverton 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 |
$411,900±$24k 24% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,489±$251 5% above U.S. |
$1,602±$104Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,247±$152Lowest 12% below U.S. |
| 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. |
$4,767Lowest 53% 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% |
31.4%±8Lowest 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
21.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 38 in RI | #45 of 149 in CT | #15 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Scituate | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Tiverton |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | E. O. Smith High School | Tiverton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
11.8Highest |
10.0Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.