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Attleboro vs Wakefield 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
Wakefield has the most people working from home (24.6%).
Pawtucket has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
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 | Wakefield | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762 |
27,793Lowest |
75,893Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4 about the U.S. average |
42.4±1.7Highest 9% above U.S. |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Wakefield 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% |
20%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest 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% |
19%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pawtucket 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 23% above U.S. |
$134,306±$14kHighest 66% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13k 35% above U.S. |
$723,500±$24kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83 13% above U.S. |
$1,958±$102Highest 39% above U.S. |
$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366 72% above U.S. |
$7,779Highest 149% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.7%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Attleboro and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
70.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.6%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #185 of 282 in MA | #179 of 282 in MA | #35 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Attleboro | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational | William E. Tolman High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
10.7Lowest |
14.6 |
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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.