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Plainville vs North Attleborough Town vs Danvers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($476k median).
North Attleborough Town has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
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 | Plainville | North Attleborough Town | Danvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,943Lowest |
30,984Highest |
28,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +20.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
— | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.6 8% above MA |
42.4±1.4Lowest 6% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
| Danvers and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4 MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| North Attleborough Town and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.8 MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.4% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| North Attleborough Town and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,106±$13kLowest about the MA average |
$112,665±$5k 8% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
| Danvers and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,000±$35kLowest 15% below MA |
$482,200±$16k 14% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,977±$197 12% above MA |
$1,509±$102Lowest 14% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
| Danvers and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,329Lowest 11% below MA |
$5,461 9% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±13.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Plainville and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4% MA: 62.5% |
72.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers and Plainville 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 | #102 of 282 in MA | #94 of 282 in MA | #91 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plainville | North Attleborough | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers |
| High school in town | None in town | North Attleboro High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.