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Attleboro vs Reading 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).
Reading has the most people working from home (30.2%).
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 | Reading | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762 |
25,612Lowest |
67,698Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4 about the MA average |
43.7±2.3Highest 9% above MA |
39.4±1.1Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2 MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Reading 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% |
20.7%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% MA: 47.3% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Attleboro and Haverhill 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 |
$165,912±$13kHighest 60% above MA |
$88,326±$4kLowest 15% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
$809,000±$22kHighest 44% above MA |
$453,900±$9k 19% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,991±$273Highest 13% above MA |
$1,668±$49 5% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366 10% below MA |
$9,320Highest 56% above MA |
$4,772Lowest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7 MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.2%±5.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2% MA: 62.5% |
82.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
30.2%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #185 of 282 in MA | #50 of 282 in MA | #243 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Reading | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Reading Memorial High | Haverhill High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
12.1Lowest |
12.5 |
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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.