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Attleboro vs Marblehead vs Milford
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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Milford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Marblehead | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762Highest |
20,413Lowest |
30,431 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4 about the MA average |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
38.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2 MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Marblehead 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 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±2 MA: 17.9% |
| Marblehead and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Attleboro and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$96,365±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$476,700±$12k 15% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,764±$147 about the MA average |
$1,909±$137Highest 8% above MA |
| Milford and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366Lowest 10% below MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$5,869 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
56.8%±8.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Milford and Marblehead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2% MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
65.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #185 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #213 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Marblehead | Milford |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Marblehead High | Milford High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.