Best PlacesMansfield, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mansfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mansfield ranks 1,045th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mansfield
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mansfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mansfield ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$156,788 median, better than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
Where Mansfield ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- Short commute35.3 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mansfield
A household needs to earn about $176,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mansfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $156,788, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mansfield's effective rate of 1.17%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mansfield
Mansfield runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mansfield.
Who works in Mansfield, and how
Work in Mansfield centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Mansfield
Mansfield has more parkland per resident than 85% of towns. The coast is about 37 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Mansfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mansfield, month by month
Mansfield sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Mansfield
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mansfield
Schools across Mansfield average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mabelle M BurrellA · 63% proficient
- Jordan/jackson ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Joseph W Martin Jr ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Attleborough MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Harold L Qualters MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- John J AhernB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Mansfield HighA · 72% proficient
- Foxborough HighA · 70% proficient
- North Attleboro HighA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mansfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mansfield measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mansfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mansfield
Is Mansfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mansfield ranks 1,045th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mansfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $639,828. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $156,788 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Mansfield safe?
Yes, Mansfield is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare Mansfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mansfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mansfield represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mansfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mansfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mansfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mansfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mansfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mansfield detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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