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North Attleborough Town vs Stow
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).
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Stow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 30,984Highest |
7,165Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.4Lowest 6% above MA |
44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
| Stow 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%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Stow 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%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Stow 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% |
75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| North Attleborough Town and Stow 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 |
$185,809±$22kHighest 79% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
$729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
$1,782±$126Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,461Lowest 9% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59.7%±44.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stow 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% |
5.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 11% above MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #94 of 282 in MA | #44 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Attleborough | Nashoba |
| High school in town | North Attleboro High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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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.