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Mansfield, MA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2022. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Mansfield, MA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 23,823, 8,925 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $636,713, real estate costs in Mansfield are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Massachusetts communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Mansfield, accounting for 63.91% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Mansfield include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 22.61%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.53%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.83%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Mansfield. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 76.46% of Mansfield's homes, and 60.34% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Mansfield built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Mansfield built before 1939 ( 18.21%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 17.76%). There's also some housing in Mansfield built between 2000 and later ( 12.23%).

Mansfield Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Mansfield have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 74.15%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Mansfield house appreciation rate of 5.70%.

Over the last year, Mansfield appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Mansfield's appreciation rate has been 12.26%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Mansfield were at 5.41%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 23.45%.

Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Mansfield's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.

Average Home Values

 

Median Home Value:
$636,713

Mansfield, MA HOME PRICES

> $1,390,000
$1,042,001 - $1,390,000
$695,001 - $1,042,000
$556,001 - $695,000
$417,001 - $556,000
$278,001 - $417,000
$139,001 - $278,000
$70,001 - $139,000
$0 - $70,000
0.8%
0.8%
3.2%
3.2%
28.8%
28.8%
21.1%
21.1%
26.4%
26.4%
12.5%
12.5%
5.2%
5.2%
1.4%
1.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES
Value Relative To State

Very High for Nation

High for MA

Value Relative To Nation

Number Of Homes And Apartments:
8,925

Mansfield Appreciation Rates

 
Time Period Total Appreciation Avg. Annual Rate Compared To
MA*
Compared To
America*
Latest Quarter:
2022 Q2 - 2022 Q3
Last 12 Months:
2021 Q3 - 2022 Q3
Last 2 Years:
2020 Q3 - 2022 Q3
Last 5 Years:
2017 Q3 - 2022 Q3
Last 10 Years:
2012 Q3 - 2022 Q3
Since 2000:
2000 Q1 - 2022 Q3
127.74% 3.68%
6
6
* 10 is highest

Rent & Ownership

 

Average Market Rent:
$2,313 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
76.5%
76.5%
23.5%
23.5%
2.6%
2.6%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES

Housing Market Details

 

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
12.2%
12.2%
51.8%
51.8%
17.8%
17.8%
18.2%
18.2%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
63.9%
63.9%
3.8%
3.8%
9.5%
9.5%
22.6%
22.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.3%
1.3%
12.5%
12.5%
20.5%
20.5%
35.5%
35.5%
24.8%
24.8%
5.3%
5.3%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF HOMES