Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mansfield grades A− overall, 96th of 282 graded towns in Massachusetts. It has 22 miles of trail. The median household earns $125K and it is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $709K for a typical one and 8.1 times the Providence metro’s $87K median household income. Mansfield’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, below the Massachusetts town median (1.8) but above the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Its National Register listings include Soldiers' Memorial Library and Fisher-Richardson House. Mansfield is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Mansfield beats most towns.
Census counts: 983 in 1790, 23,860 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1877 and 8 maps from 1886 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Mansfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mansfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw32 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw38 mi MuseumThe Breakers
Big draw23 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
22 mi MuseumUSS MassachusettsGillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mansfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mansfield.
Mansfield trades workers with Boston and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Massachusetts; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Massachusetts.
Within Massachusetts it is healthier than 55% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar. Against the 5,026 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mansfield’s, it is healthier than 72%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
19% of Mansfield adults binge drink, against 17% in Massachusetts’ towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Mansfield. Mansfield beats the Massachusetts average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Mansfield | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 9.3% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mansfield | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.4% | 5.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Mansfield school district. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Mansfield High, with 1,002 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan/Jackson ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 760 | A− |
| Mansfield HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,002 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mansfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Great Woods Conservation Area, at 740 acres with 3.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Woods Conservation Area | 3.4 mi | 740 |
| 2. Maple Park Conservation Area | 2.9 mi | 277 |
| 3. Taylor's Hill Conservation Area | 1.5 mi | 79 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mansfield has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mansfield has about as many jobs (12,261) as working residents, but only 1,117 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Mansfield for work: only 10% work in town. The average trip to work in Mansfield is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Mansfield grew to 12,261 in 2023, 798 more than in 2013.
| Mansfield | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $125,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 20% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Mansfield sits closer to the middle.
| Mansfield | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.4 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). 51% of Mansfield adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Mansfield | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 47% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.4 years | 43.4 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.4, men 41.3.
| Mansfield | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.1% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.8% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.5% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.6% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 8.1 years of the Providence metro’s $87K median household income, the typical home (about $709K) costs more against local pay than in 81% of Massachusetts towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Mansfield’s median rent is $1,803 a month. The typical Mansfield home is worth about $709,000, up 3.2% in a year, 8% above the Massachusetts typical home.
| Mansfield | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,803 a month | $1,682 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Mansfield
About 6 of every 100 Mansfield residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
4 places in Mansfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Mansfield.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2020 Census, the town population is 23,860. Mansfield is 23 miles southwest of Boston and is 22 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The village of Mansfield Center is located in the town. The town is twinned with Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England.
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One town shares a border with Mansfield.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mansfield grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #96 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A for health, B for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes, by national standards. Massachusetts has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Mansfield sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
12 notable people were born here, including Laban Wheaton and Frank Jerome Murray.
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