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North Attleborough Town vs Salem
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 homeowners (72.1%).
Salem has the most people working from home (21.6%).
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 | Salem |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 30,984Lowest |
44,795Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.4Highest 6% above MA |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Salem 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+ | 46.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,665±$5kHighest 8% above MA |
$85,153±$5kLowest 18% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
$542,800±$18kHighest 3% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
$1,836±$84Highest 4% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,461Lowest 9% below MA |
$6,114Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Salem 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% |
12.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #94 of 282 in MA | #248 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Attleborough | Salem |
| High school in town | North Attleboro High | Salem High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.