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Seekonk vs Sutton 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%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($147k).
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 | Sutton | Attleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,694 |
9,452Lowest |
46,762Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±3Highest 15% above MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
| Seekonk and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Attleboro and Seekonk 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 |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$98,954±$6kLowest 5% below MA |
| Sutton and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,800±$16k 14% below MA |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
| Sutton and Seekonk 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 |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,590±$83 10% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,956Lowest 17% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$5,366 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.9%±19.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest 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% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
8.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.1%±4.4 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton 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 | #105 of 282 in MA | #185 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Seekonk | Sutton | Attleboro |
| High school in town | Seekonk High | Sutton High School | Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
12.6 |
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.