Compare towns
Attleboro vs Dracut vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Attleboro has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
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 | Attleboro | Dracut | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762Highest |
32,574Lowest |
40,378 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2Highest 4% above MA |
39.9±1.8 about the MA average |
| Dracut and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
18.1%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% MA: 47.3% |
36.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
33.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
$114,036±$10kHighest 10% above MA |
$87,753±$6kLowest 16% below MA |
| Dracut and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13k 20% below MA |
$473,900±$17kHighest 16% below MA |
$325,100±$11kLowest 42% below MA |
| Dracut and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83 10% below MA |
$1,839±$130Highest 4% above MA |
$1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366 10% below MA |
$5,375Highest 10% below MA |
$4,746Lowest 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7 MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dracut and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
7.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% above MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2 MA: 18.6% |
8.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Attleboro and Dracut 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 | #185 of 282 in MA | #201 of 282 in MA | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Dracut | Westfield |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Dracut Senior High | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
12.9 |
11.9Lowest |
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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.