Compare towns
Leominster vs Ayer vs Attleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leominster has the most affordable homes ($380k median).
Ayer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
Attleboro has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
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 | Leominster | Ayer | Attleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,909 |
8,645Lowest |
46,762Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% MA: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±2.2Highest 8% above MA |
39.2±2.8Lowest about the MA average |
39.8±1.4 about the MA average |
| Leominster and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.3%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
42.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Leominster and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,816±$7kLowest 19% below MA |
$101,875±$15kHighest about the MA average |
$98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
| Ayer and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $380,400±$14kLowest 32% below MA |
$463,800±$29kHighest 17% below MA |
$448,100±$13k 20% below MA |
| Ayer and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,354±$50Lowest 23% below MA |
$1,415±$180 20% below MA |
$1,590±$83Highest 10% below MA |
| Attleboro and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,256 12% below MA |
$5,057Lowest 16% below MA |
$5,366Highest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±14.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48%±5.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Leominster and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2% MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
8.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
66.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 10% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.9%±2.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±5.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Ayer 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 | #233 of 282 in MA | #113 of 282 in MA | #185 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Leominster | Ayer Shirley School District | Attleboro |
| High school in town | Leominster High School | Ayer Shirley Regional High School | Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
11.5 |
15.3Highest |
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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.