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Attleboro vs Windham vs Rehoboth
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 renters (33.8% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Rehoboth has the oldest population (median age 47.2).
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 | Windham | Rehoboth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762Highest |
16,038 |
13,022Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
47.2±2.6Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rehoboth 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±$6kLowest 23% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$138,214±$15k 71% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kLowest 35% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$563,000±$45k 69% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83 13% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,195±$560Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,557 78% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.7%±24.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rehoboth and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #185 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | #208 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Windham School District | Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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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.