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41.97° N · 71.33° W · GEOID 2546598

North Attleborough Town

Bristol County, Massachusetts · part of the Providence, RI metro

MassachusettsNorth Attleborough Town, MANorth Attleborough TownNorth Attleborough Town

The short answer

North Attleborough Town is home to 30,984 people. Median household income is $112,665 a year and median rent is $1,509 a month, 16.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $482,200, about 4.3x annual median household income.

North Attleborough Town stands out on value for money. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 90 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. Also notable: Rent rose 8.5% a year while household income rose 5.2% between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by more than in 91% of places its size.

55OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

North Attleborough Town scores better than 55% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 61st of 121 in Massachusetts.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%61
Economy 20%57
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%39
Education 10%75
Commute 10%13
Growth 5%62

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,509
11% above the median place
Median household income
$112,665
40% above the median place
Median home value
$482,200
51% above the median place
Unemployment
5.7%
17% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about North Attleborough Town

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 16.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 89% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
01

Moving to North Attleborough Town

Bristol County gains about 1.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in17,649
Moved out17,017
Net+632

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Massachusetts, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MassachusettsOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$71K
Leavers$79K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Bristol County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bristol County report $71,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $79,000, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$60,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,509 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,544 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $482,200.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 16.1% work from home; 2.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Allison Park, PA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.6%
34% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.3%
9% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$78,961
12% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNorth Attleborough TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.3%9% above
Moved from another state12.6%34% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$71,1421% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$78,96112% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,035 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 88% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

North Attleborough Town16.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$60,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.1%
21% below the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
13% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$93,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in North Attleborough Town, $1,509 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like North Attleborough Town, but easier on the budget

Places that match North Attleborough Town on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Allison Park, PA9112.9% vs 16.1%$6,500Compare
Bridgeport, WV9113.3% vs 16.1%n/aCompare
Papillion, NE9013.6% vs 16.1%$10,400Compare
Cumberland Hill, RI8912.0% vs 16.1%$20,000Compare

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Vacant homes1
1.6%
78% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
42.6%
16% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,544
36% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureNorth Attleborough TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,50911% above
Rent to income116.1%21% below
Property tax rate11.1%24% above
Home price to income14.3x13% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure101.81% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,87916% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,46167% above
Median home value1$482,20051% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.1%28% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.3%3% above
Homeownership172.1%9% above
Renters paying 30%+142.6%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,54436% above
Vacant homes11.6%78% below
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Amesbury, MA, Saco, ME and Danvers, MA), unemployment here is higher: 5.7% against a typical 3.9%.

Poverty rate1
4.7%
56% below the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
30% above the median place
Income per person1
$57,714
44% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$112,665 +40%
Commutes by transit2.8% 3.3×
Works from home16.1% +29%
Unemployment5.7% +17%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNorth Attleborough TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$112,66540% above
Income per person1$57,71444% above
Unemployment15.7%17% above
Average annual pay5County figure$66,8511% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.4%8% below
Jobs5County figure225,22349% above
Poverty rate14.7%56% below
Mean commute132 min30% above
Works from home116.1%29% above
Commutes by transit12.8%228% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 2.1%, 67% below the median place.

No health insurance1
2.1%
67% below the median place
High school or higher1
95.5%
3% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
46.4%
45% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.4 +9%
Household size2.4 −5%
Homes with broadband93.3% +1%
Born abroad9.6% +8%
All 9 people measures
MeasureNorth Attleborough TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population130,9841489th largest
Population change since 202062.2%90% above
Median age142.49% above
Bachelor's or higher146.4%45% above
High school or higher195.5%3% above
Household size12.45% below
Born abroad19.6%8% above
No health insurance12.1%67% below
Homes with broadband193.3%1% above
05

Life in North Attleborough Town

15 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 87% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

390 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 14 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.7 −5%
Playgrounds per 10k5.2 −45%
Grocery stores per 10k1.0 −54%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.2 −71%
Libraries per 10k0.3 −63%
Named paths and bike trails10 km 5.2×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.1 −48%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park 7 miles
  • Roger Williams National Memorial 10 miles
  • Taunton Wild and Scenic River 14 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.7 +4%
Shops33.8 +12%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.6 −28%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
6.8
78% below the median place
Public schools12
141
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
80,897
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureNorth Attleborough TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure141above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure80,897above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure12.718% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.74% above
Shops per 10k8County figure33.812% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure14.628% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k99.75% below
Playgrounds per 10k95.245% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.054% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k93.271% below
Libraries per 10k90.363% below
Named paths and bike trails910.4above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.148% below
Nearest National Park Service site106.878% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1015above (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure390above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 38, 12% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached North Attleborough Town. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index15
38
12% below the median place
Good air days15
83.8%
22% above the median place
Tornado risk14
52.1
36% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNorth Attleborough TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure83°F4% below
January average low13County figure21°F17% below
Average temperature13County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation13County figure49.6 in13% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure89.83% below
Hurricane risk14County figure91.429% above
Tornado risk14County figure52.136% below
Wildfire risk14County figure38.238% below
Heat wave risk14County figure87.33% below
Median air quality index15County figure3812% below
Good air days15County figure83.8%22% above
08

North Attleborough Town in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, North Attleborough Town does better than 60% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 47%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,509/mo (2024)$1,970/mo$1,610 to $2,390/mo+4.5%
Median household income$112,665 (2024)$143,000$121,000 to $169,000+4.0%
Median home value$482,200 (2024)$690,000$501,000 to $951,000+6.2%
Population31,506 (2025)32,08030,770 to 33,450+0.4%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like North Attleborough Town

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Myrtle Grove, NC$1,463$113,463Compare
Beacon, NY$1,658$107,859Compare
Old Fig Garden, CA$1,428$105,781Compare
Lake Lorraine, FL$1,654$104,105Compare
Lake Lorraine, FLOld Fig Garden, CABeacon, NYMyrtle Grove, NCNorth Attleborough Town, MAMyrtle GroveBeaconOld Fig GardenLake LorraineMyrtle GroveBeaconOld Fig GardenLake Lorraine

Places built like North Attleborough Town

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how North Attleborough Town performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
North Attleborough Town, MA16.1%5.2%/yr2.2%
Amesbury, MA19.5%n/a1.3%Compare
Saco, ME16.2%5.5%/yr3.8%Compare
Danvers, MA19.9%7.0%/yrn/aCompare
Milford, CT20.3%3.9%/yr1.3%Compare
Shelton, CT19.3%2.2%/yr5.0%Compare
North Haven, CT15.6%6.6%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is North Attleborough Town a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 55 out of 100, better than 55% of the places we rate and 61st of 121 in Massachusetts. The median rent takes 16.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 89% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 75 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Attleborough Town expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $482,200.

What salary do you need to live in North Attleborough Town?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $60,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Attleborough Town?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Myrtle Grove, NC, Beacon, NY, Old Fig Garden, CA and Lake Lorraine, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares North Attleborough Town with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for North Attleborough Town itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/north-attleborough-town-massachusetts

Citytistics. “North Attleborough Town, Massachusetts.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-attleborough-town-massachusetts/

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