What stands out worked out from the figures below

Attleboro has the most renters (33.8% rent).

Bow has the highest household income ($173k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Attleboro	Bow
People
Population	46,762Highest	8,335Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	39.8±1.4Lowest about the U.S. average	41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S.
	Bow and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.9%±2Lowest U.S.: 22%	25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22%
	Bow and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	17.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Bow and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.8%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Bow and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$98,954±$6kLowest 23% above U.S.	$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$448,100±$13kLowest 35% above U.S.	$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,590±$83Highest 13% above U.S.	$1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S.
	Attleboro and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,366Lowest 72% above U.S.	$9,584Highest 207% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48%±5.7Highest U.S.: 51.1%	39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Attleboro and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	66.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S.	1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 16% above U.S.	27 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	14.5%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#185 of 282 in MA	#26 of 120 in NH
School district	Attleboro	Bow School District
High school in town	Attleboro High	Bow High School
Students per teacherat that high school	15.3Highest	12.8Lowest
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U.S. 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.