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Attleboro vs Springfield vs Pawtucket
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%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Pawtucket has the oldest housing (typical home built 1947).
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 | Springfield | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762Lowest |
154,749Highest |
75,893 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4Highest about the U.S. average |
33.7±0.5Lowest 13% below U.S. |
37.1±0.8 5% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±0.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Springfield and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Attleboro and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±0.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$52,656±$2kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$68,310±$4k 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$245,000±$4kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$325,500±$8k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,144±$55Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366Highest 72% above U.S. |
$3,695Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,115 32% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #185 of 282 in MA | #276 of 282 in MA | #35 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Attleboro | Springfield | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Springfield Central High | William E. Tolman High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
12.2Lowest |
14.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.