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Attleboro vs Millis vs Methuen
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).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Methuen has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Millis | Methuen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762 |
8,888Lowest |
53,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
39.9±1.7 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Methuen 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% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Methuen and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6kLowest 5% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$113,310±$7k 9% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$499,700±$17k 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$1,749±$91Highest about the MA average |
| Methuen and Millis 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 |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$5,061Lowest 16% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.4%±6.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Methuen 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% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.2%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Millis 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | #236 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Millis | Methuen |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Millis High School | Methuen High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
10.7Lowest |
13.1 |
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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.