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North Attleborough Town vs Peabody
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 people working from home (16.1%).
Peabody has the most expensive homes ($596k 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 | Peabody |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 30,984Lowest |
54,695Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.4Lowest 6% above MA |
45.3±2.4Highest 13% above MA |
| Peabody and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| North Attleborough Town and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| North Attleborough Town and Peabody 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 |
$96,657±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
$596,200±$12kHighest 6% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
$1,950±$99Highest 11% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,461Highest 9% below MA |
$5,065Lowest 15% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
58.3%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
65.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
| Work from home | 16.1%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #94 of 282 in MA | #228 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Attleborough | Peabody |
| High school in town | North Attleboro High | Peabody Veterans Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.