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Attleboro vs Mendon 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 renters (33.8% rent).
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
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 | Mendon | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762Highest |
6,325Lowest |
40,378 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
39.9±1.8 about the MA average |
| Mendon and Westfield 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% |
18.1%±2Lowest 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%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
33.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Westfield and Mendon 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 |
$87,753±$6kLowest 16% 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±$13k 20% below MA |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$325,100±$11kLowest 42% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83 10% below MA |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA |
| Mendon and Attleboro 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 |
$4,746Lowest 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon 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% |
7.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.6% 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 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.6%±2.2Lowest 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 | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Mendon-Upton | Westfield |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | None in town | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.