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Beverly vs North Attleborough Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beverly has the most people working from home (22.3%).
North Attleborough Town has the most affordable homes ($482k 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 | Beverly | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
30,984Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
42.4±1.4Highest 6% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| North Attleborough Town and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Beverly and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$112,665±$5kHighest 8% above MA |
| North Attleborough Town and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13kHighest 16% above MA |
$482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106Highest about the MA average |
$1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Highest 14% above MA |
$5,461Lowest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Beverly and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 3% above MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #144 of 282 in MA | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | Beverly High | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.