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Mansfield

Greater Boston · pop. 23,931

One of the few towns in the 495 corridor where you can catch a commuter rail to Boston AND Providence, giving it unusual two-city commuter appeal. Mansfield has an active commercial Route 106 strip and schools that rate just below the top tier.

Family Suburb
Livability Index
57
/ 100
Ranks #107 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$694k
5.3× household income
Household income
$131k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
50 min
peak driving
Population
23,931
5-yr trend 68/100

How Mansfield scores

Schools
85
Safety
80
Walkability
38
Transit
28
Biking
35
Dining
55
Nightlife
35
Arts & Culture
35
Green Space
34
Diversity
30
Climate
71

Who lives in Mansfield

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
41.3
Foreign-born
8.7%
Bachelor's or higher
51.5%
Population
24k
White84.3%
Hispanic / Latino3.7%
Asian6.5%
Black1.9%
Other / multi3.6%

Schools in Mansfield

Mansfield School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Above average
74/100
ELA · 3-8
p70
53.3%
Math · 3-8
p74
58.2%
ELA · 10
p74
73.3%
Math · 10
p77
69.9%
Grad rate
97.1%
Above average
Spend / pupil
$22.9k
Above average
Teachers / 100
8.9
Above average
Enrollment
3,371

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Commuters split between Boston and Providence who want suburban space and two-direction rail access.
The tradeoff
The town center is thin on character and the Route 106 commercial strip is strip-mall generic.

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