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Stoneham vs Sunderland vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoneham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Sunderland has the most renters (58% rent).
Mansfield has the highest household income ($125k).
Sunderland is a college town. 25.5% 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 | Stoneham | Sunderland | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,355 |
3,641Lowest |
23,931Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Highest 6% above MA |
35.1±1.9Lowest 12% below MA |
41.4±1.3 4% above MA |
| Stoneham and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
9%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.4%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Stoneham and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9% MA: 47.3% |
62.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
25.5%±9.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,964±$10k 10% above MA |
$68,083±$3kLowest 35% below MA |
$125,273±$15kHighest 21% above MA |
| Mansfield and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $671,900±$26kHighest 20% above MA |
$458,100±$52kLowest 19% below MA |
$603,500±$28k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$142Highest 15% above MA |
$1,672±$151Lowest 5% below MA |
$1,803±$147 about the MA average |
| Stoneham and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,523 9% above MA |
$5,611Lowest 6% below MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±8.2 MA: 51.8% |
72.1%±12.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.4% MA: 10% |
14.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71% MA: 62.5% |
42%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
17 minLowest 41% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Stoneham 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 | #117 of 282 in MA | #220 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Stoneham | Sunderland | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Stoneham High | None in town | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | 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.