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Plainville vs Ogunquit vs Gray vs North Attleborough Town

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Plainville has the most renters (29.6% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
North Attleborough Town has the most kids (20.4% under 18).

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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.

MeasurePlainvilleOgunquitGrayNorth Attleborough Town
People
Population
9,943
1,379Lowest
8,429
30,984Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+20.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
43.2±3.6
11% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.4±4.5
12% above U.S.
42.4±1.4Lowest
9% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.3%±4
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
20.4%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
North Attleborough Town and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.2%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
16.5%±2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
46.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±1
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray and North Attleborough Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$104,106±$13k
29% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$95,236±$8kLowest
18% above U.S.
$112,665±$5k
40% above U.S.
Ogunquit 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±$35k
43% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
$482,200±$16k
45% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,977±$197Highest
40% above U.S.
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$1,371±$89Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,509±$102
7% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,329
71% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$5,461Highest
75% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.8%±13.6
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.6%±7.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
70.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
72.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
10% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
8% above U.S.
32 minHighest
23% above U.S.
Work from home
17.9%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.1%±2.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #102 of 282 in MA — #10 of 133 in ME #94 of 282 in MA
School district Plainville — RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences North Attleborough
High school in town None in town — Gray-New Gloucester High School North Attleboro High
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.5Lowest
13.1Highest
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U.S. 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.