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Attleboro vs Mendon vs Haverhill
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 affordable homes ($448k median).
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Haverhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Mendon | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762 |
6,325Lowest |
67,698Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4 about the MA average |
44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
39.4±1.1Lowest about the MA average |
| Mendon and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2 MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Attleboro and Haverhill 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% |
46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon 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±$6k 5% below MA |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$88,326±$4kLowest 15% below MA |
| Mendon 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±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$453,900±$9k 19% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,668±$49 5% below MA |
| Mendon and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366 10% below MA |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$4,772Lowest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
60.2%±5.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
7.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 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 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Mendon and Attleboro 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #243 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Mendon-Upton | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | None in town | Haverhill High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
— | 12.5Lowest |
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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.