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Seekonk vs Douglas vs Attleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seekonk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.2%).
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
Attleboro has the most renters (33.8% rent).
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 | Seekonk | Douglas | Attleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,694 |
9,207Lowest |
46,762Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±3Highest 15% above MA |
44±2.6 10% above MA |
39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
| Seekonk and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Seekonk and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
34%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Douglas and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,613±$6k 16% above MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$98,954±$6kLowest 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,800±$16kHighest 14% below MA |
$470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
$448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
| Seekonk and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,916±$165Highest 9% above MA |
$1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA |
$1,590±$83 10% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,956Lowest 17% below MA |
$6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$5,366 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.9%±19.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48%±5.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Seekonk and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
8.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
34 minHighest 16% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.1%±4.4 MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Douglas and Seekonk 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 | #70 of 282 in MA | #177 of 282 in MA | #185 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Seekonk | Douglas | Attleboro |
| High school in town | Seekonk High | Douglas High School | Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
7.2Lowest |
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.