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North Attleborough Town vs Mansfield
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 most affordable homes ($482k median).
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k 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 | North Attleborough Town | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 30,984Highest |
23,931Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.4Highest 6% above MA |
41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
| North Attleborough Town and Mansfield 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% |
22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield 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% |
15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| North Attleborough Town and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,665±$5kLowest 8% above MA |
$125,273±$15kHighest 21% above MA |
| Mansfield and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
$603,500±$28kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
$1,803±$147Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,461Lowest 9% below MA |
$7,226Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±7.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| North Attleborough Town and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 11% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Mansfield 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 | #94 of 282 in MA | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Attleborough | Mansfield |
| High school in town | North Attleboro High | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
11.1Lowest |
| 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.