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Pittsfield vs Dover 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).
Dover has the most expensive homes ($1340k median).
Attleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.6%).
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 | Pittsfield | Dover | Attleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,457 |
5,930Lowest |
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 |
44.9±2.3Highest 12% above MA |
39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
| Dover and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
26%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.9%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Dover and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.7%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Pittsfield and Dover 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% |
84.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
7.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Pittsfield 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 |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,900±$8kLowest 54% below MA |
$1,340,300±$117kHighest 138% above MA |
$448,100±$13k 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,134±$61Lowest 36% below MA |
$2,917±$2kHighest 66% above MA |
$1,590±$83 10% below MA |
| Dover and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,148Lowest 31% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,366 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±5.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
20%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48%±5.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Pittsfield and Attleboro 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% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
66.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 36% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34.2%±6.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #251 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA | #185 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Pittsfield | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | Attleboro |
| High school in town | Taconic High | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
9.8 |
15.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.