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Haverhill vs Attleboro vs Methuen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the most renters (37.2% rent).
Attleboro has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Methuen has the highest household income ($113k).
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 | Haverhill | Attleboro | Methuen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67,698Highest |
46,762Lowest |
53,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.4±1.1Lowest about the MA average |
39.8±1.4 about the MA average |
39.9±1.7Highest about the MA average |
| Methuen and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.7Lowest 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+ | 15.5%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Methuen and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6% MA: 47.3% |
34%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,326±$4kLowest 15% below MA |
$98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
$113,310±$7kHighest 9% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,900±$9k 19% below MA |
$448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
$499,700±$17kHighest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,668±$49 5% below MA |
$1,590±$83Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,749±$91Highest about the MA average |
| Methuen and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,772Lowest 20% below MA |
$5,366Highest 10% below MA |
$5,061 16% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.2%±5.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.4%±6.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest MA: 10% |
8.6% MA: 10% |
7.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
66.2% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±1.5 MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.2%±2.3Lowest 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 | #243 of 282 in MA | #185 of 282 in MA | #236 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Attleboro | Methuen |
| High school in town | Haverhill High | Attleboro High | Methuen High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
15.3Highest |
13.1 |
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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.