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Peabody vs North Attleborough Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peabody has the most expensive homes ($596k median).
North Attleborough Town has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Peabody | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 54,695Highest |
30,984Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±2.4Highest 13% above MA |
42.4±1.4Lowest 6% 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 | 18.7%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2Highest 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+ | 24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1Highest 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 | $96,657±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
$112,665±$5kHighest 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $596,200±$12kHighest 6% above MA |
$482,200±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,950±$99Highest 11% above MA |
$1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,065Lowest 15% below MA |
$5,461Highest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #228 of 282 in MA | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Peabody | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.