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Attleboro vs Methuen vs Everett
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%).
Methuen has the highest household income ($113k).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
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 | Methuen | Everett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762Lowest |
53,475Highest |
50,045 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
— | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4 about the MA average |
39.9±1.7Highest about the MA average |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
| Methuen and Attleboro 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% |
21.3%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Everett 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% |
17.2%±1.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Methuen 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31% MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Methuen and Everett 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 |
$113,310±$7kHighest 9% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
$499,700±$17k 11% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,749±$91 about the MA average |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366Highest 10% below MA |
$5,061 16% below MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.4%±6.5 MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
7.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.2%±2.3 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Attleboro and Methuen 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 | #236 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Methuen | Everett |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Methuen High | Everett High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
13.1 |
12.1Lowest |
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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.