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Hudson 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
Hudson has the most people working from home (19.6%).
North Attleborough Town 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 | Hudson | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,077Lowest |
30,984Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.9±1.7Highest 7% above MA |
42.4±1.4Lowest 6% above MA |
| Hudson and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| North Attleborough Town and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hudson 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+ | 46.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| North Attleborough Town and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $103,400±$13kLowest about the MA average |
$112,665±$5kHighest 8% above MA |
| North Attleborough Town and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,800±$22kHighest 12% below MA |
$482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
| Hudson and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82Lowest 20% below MA |
$1,509±$102Highest 14% below MA |
| North Attleborough Town and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,892Highest 15% above MA |
$5,461Lowest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±7.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| North Attleborough Town and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 6% above MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hudson and North Attleborough Town 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hudson | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | Hudson High | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.