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Attleboro vs Townsend 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 people working from home (14.5%).
Townsend has the most homeowners (82%).
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 | Townsend | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762 |
9,100Lowest |
67,698Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% MA: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4 about the MA average |
40.9±3.3Highest about the MA average |
39.4±1.1Lowest about the MA average |
| Townsend 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%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Haverhill 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% |
17.1%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Townsend 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% MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Townsend and Attleboro 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 |
$121,528±$23kHighest 17% above MA |
$88,326±$4kLowest 15% below MA |
| Townsend and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13k 20% below MA |
$433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
$453,900±$9kHighest 19% below MA |
| Haverhill and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83 10% below MA |
$1,469±$313Lowest 17% below MA |
$1,668±$49Highest 5% below MA |
| Haverhill and Attleboro 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 |
$6,031Highest about the MA average |
$4,772Lowest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±16.8 MA: 51.8% |
60.2%±5.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Haverhill and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.9% MA: 10% |
11.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2% MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±1.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Attleboro and Haverhill 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | #243 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | North Middlesex | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | North Middlesex Regional | Haverhill High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
13.1 |
12.5Lowest |
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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.