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Mansfield Center is a big small town of 7,222 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $480k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,222people
$480kTypical home
$1,664/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
50"Snow
233Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,222
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,620 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Providence, RI
- 17 mi to Providence, RI
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $480k (≈$3,027/mo)
- Median rent $1,664/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,292 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PVD airport
- 23 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 180 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,022 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 307 bars within 25 mi
- 1,291 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 153 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bristol County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk