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Amesbury vs Plainville vs North Attleborough Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amesbury has the most expensive homes ($519k median).
Plainville has the most people working from home (17.9%).
North Attleborough Town has the highest household income ($113k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Amesbury | Plainville | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,403 |
9,943Lowest |
30,984Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +20.3% MA: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±1.7Highest 9% above MA |
43.2±3.6 8% above MA |
42.4±1.4Lowest 6% above MA |
| Amesbury and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| North Attleborough Town and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainville and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% MA: 47.3% |
44.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| North Attleborough Town and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,554±$12kLowest about the MA average |
$104,106±$13k about the MA average |
$112,665±$5kHighest 8% above MA |
| North Attleborough Town and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $519,300±$32kHighest 8% below MA |
$476,000±$35kLowest 15% below MA |
$482,200±$16k 14% below MA |
| Amesbury and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,683±$115 4% below MA |
$1,977±$197Highest 12% above MA |
$1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
| Plainville and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,360Highest 23% above MA |
$5,329Lowest 11% below MA |
$5,461 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.8%±13.6 MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Amesbury and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% MA: 10% |
7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
70.4% MA: 62.5% |
72.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
17.9%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Plainville and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #151 of 282 in MA | #102 of 282 in MA | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Amesbury | Plainville | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | Amesbury High | None in town | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.