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Haverhill vs Sandown vs Attleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Sandown has the most people working from home (27.4%).
Attleboro has the most affordable homes ($448k 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 | Haverhill | Sandown | Attleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67,698Highest |
6,628Lowest |
46,762 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±1.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.8±3.7Highest 5% above U.S. |
39.8±1.4 about the U.S. average |
| Sandown 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.9%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Sandown and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.2%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±1.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Attleboro and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sandown and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,326±$4kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$135,040±$25kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$98,954±$6k 23% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,900±$9k 36% above U.S. |
$483,400±$44kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$448,100±$13kLowest 35% above U.S. |
| Sandown and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,668±$49 18% above U.S. |
$1,893±$721Highest 34% above U.S. |
$1,590±$83Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Sandown and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,772Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$8,801Highest 182% above U.S. |
$5,366 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.2%±5.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.1%±48.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Sandown and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
66.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.4%±13.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandown and Attleboro 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 | #71 of 120 in NH | #185 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Timberlane Regional School District | Attleboro |
| High school in town | Haverhill High | None in town | Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
— | 15.3Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.