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Plainville vs West Boylston 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
Plainville has the most renters (29.6% rent).
West Boylston has the shortest commute (25 min average).
North Attleborough Town has the most kids (20.4% 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 | Plainville | West Boylston | North Attleborough Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,943 |
7,782Lowest |
30,984Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +20.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.2±3.6 8% above MA |
45.5±2.7Highest 14% above MA |
42.4±1.4Lowest 6% above MA |
| West Boylston 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% |
16.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2Highest 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% |
25.8%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.5%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| West Boylston 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% MA: 47.3% |
41.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1Highest 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 |
$104,551±$12k about the MA average |
$112,665±$5kHighest 8% above MA |
| North Attleborough Town and West Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,000±$35k 15% below MA |
$440,000±$24kLowest 22% below MA |
$482,200±$16kHighest 14% below MA |
| North Attleborough Town and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,977±$197Highest 12% above MA |
$1,261±$154Lowest 28% below MA |
$1,509±$102 14% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,329Lowest 11% below MA |
$6,115Highest about the MA average |
$5,461 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±13.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.9%±12.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±7.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Plainville and North Attleborough Town 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% |
6.6% MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
77.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
25 minLowest 14% below MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.7%±4.5 MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Plainville and West Boylston 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 | #97 of 282 in MA | #94 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plainville | West Boylston | North Attleborough |
| High school in town | None in town | West Boylston Junior/Senior High | North Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.