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Attleboro vs Pawtucket vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Attleboro has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).
Westfield has the most homeowners (68.6%).
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 | Pawtucket | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762 |
75,893Highest |
40,378Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4 about the U.S. average |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
39.9±1.8Highest about the U.S. average |
| Westfield 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
10%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$87,753±$6k 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
$325,100±$11kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
$1,117±$60Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366Highest 72% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$4,746 52% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.5%±5.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Attleboro and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #185 of 282 in MA | #35 of 38 in RI | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Westfield |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | William E. Tolman High | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
14.6 |
11.9Lowest |
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U.S. 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.