Compare towns
Pittsfield vs Danvers vs Attleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Attleboro has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
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 | Pittsfield | Danvers | Attleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,457 |
28,098Lowest |
46,762Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±2 6% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
| Danvers and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.4 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.5 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Pittsfield and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,582±$5kLowest 32% below MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,900±$8kLowest 54% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$448,100±$13k 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,134±$61Lowest 36% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,590±$83 10% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,148Lowest 31% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$5,366 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±5.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Pittsfield and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
66.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 36% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Attleboro 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 | #251 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA | #185 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Pittsfield | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Attleboro |
| High school in town | Taconic High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
12.8 |
15.3Highest |
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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.