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North Attleborough Town vs Attleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Attleborough Town has the highest household income ($113k).
Attleboro has the most renters (33.8% rent).
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 | North Attleborough Town | Attleboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 30,984Lowest |
46,762Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.4Highest 6% above MA |
39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
| North Attleborough Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| North Attleborough Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| North Attleborough Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,665±$5kHighest 8% above MA |
$98,954±$6kLowest 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,200±$16kHighest 14% below MA |
$448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
$1,590±$83Highest 10% below MA |
| Attleboro and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,461Highest 9% below MA |
$5,366Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48%±5.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Attleboro and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1972Lowest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.1%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| North Attleborough Town 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 | #94 of 282 in MA | #185 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Attleborough | Attleboro |
| High school in town | North Attleboro High | Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Lowest |
15.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.