Compare towns
Seekonk vs Ware 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%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Attleboro has the most kids (21.9% 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 | Seekonk | Ware | Attleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,694 |
10,048Lowest |
46,762Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±3Highest 15% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
| Seekonk and Ware 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% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest 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% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ware 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest 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±$6kHighest 16% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $482,800±$16kHighest 14% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$448,100±$13k 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,916±$165Highest 9% above MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,590±$83 10% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,956 17% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$5,366Highest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.9%±19.4 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Seekonk 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% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
8.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.1%±4.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Seekonk and Attleboro 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #185 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Seekonk | Ware | Attleboro |
| High school in town | Seekonk High | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Attleboro High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
11.1 |
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.