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41.88° N · 71.33° W · GEOID 2549200

North Seekonk

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

Limited data population under 5,000

MassachusettsNorth Seekonk, MANorth SeekonkNorth Seekonk

The short answer

North Seekonk is home to 2,974 people. Median household income is $114,712 a year and median rent is $1,421 a month, 14.9% 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 $436,700, about 3.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,421
4% above the median place
Median household income
$114,712
43% above the median place
Median home value
$436,700
37% above the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
12% 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 Seekonk

  • 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 91% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Half the homes were built before 1956, older housing than in 87% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $955 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 84% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 14.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 84% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $114,712 a year, more than in 80% of places its size.

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.

01

Moving to North Seekonk

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
4.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state. County figure.
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
$56,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,421 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,376 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $436,700.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 11.1% work from home; 1.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Bargersville, IN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
1.4%
28% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.6%
20% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$78,961
12% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNorth SeekonkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.6%20% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.4%28% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$71,1421% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$78,96112% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 91.0%, 37% above the median place.

North Seekonk14.9%
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
$56,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.9%
27% below the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
0% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$96,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in North Seekonk, $1,421 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 Seekonk, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Senoia, GA11.8% vs 14.9%$16,300Compare

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Homeownership1
91.0%
37% above the median place
Median year built1
1956
1% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,376
27% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureNorth SeekonkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4214% above
Rent to income114.9%27% below
Property tax rate11.0%11% above
Home price to income13.8x0% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure101.81% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,87916% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,41535% above
Median home value1$436,70037% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.1%28% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.3%3% above
Homeownership191.0%37% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure52.2%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,37627% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.6%35% below
Median year built119561% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 34 min, 35% above the median place.

Mean commute1
34 min
35% above the median place
Median household income1
$114,712
43% above the median place
Income per person1
$48,533
21% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNorth SeekonkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$114,71243% above
Income per person1$48,53321% above
Unemployment1County figure5.5%12% above
Average annual pay5County figure$66,8511% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.4%8% below
Jobs5County figure225,22349% above
Poverty rate1County figure11.3%5% above
Mean commute134 min35% above
Works from home1County figure11.1%11% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.9%119% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 95.9%, 4% above the median place.

High school or higher1
95.9%
4% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.4%
3% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
40.7%
27% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age37.2 −5%
Born abroad8.5% −4%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNorth SeekonkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,9746646th largest
Median age137.25% below
Bachelor's or higher140.7%27% above
High school or higher195.9%4% above
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad18.5%4% below
No health insurance1County figure3.3%48% below
Homes with broadband195.4%3% above
05

Life in North Seekonk

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 residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.7 −40%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.7 3.4×

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.

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.

Public schools10
141
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
80,897
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10
12.7
18% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureNorth SeekonkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure141above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure80,897above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure12.718% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure21.74% above
Shops per 10k7County figure33.812% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure14.628% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k86.740% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.7238% above
National Register listings9County 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 Seekonk. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index13
38
12% below the median place
Good air days13
83.8%
22% above the median place
Tornado risk12
52.1
36% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNorth SeekonkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure83°F4% below
January average low11County figure21°F17% below
Average temperature11County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation11County figure49.6 in13% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure89.83% below
Hurricane risk12County figure91.429% above
Tornado risk12County figure52.136% below
Wildfire risk12County figure38.238% below
Heat wave risk12County figure87.33% below
Median air quality index13County figure3812% below
Good air days13County figure83.8%22% above
08

North Seekonk in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,421/mo (2024)$1,820/mo$1,490 to $2,220/mo+4.2%
Median household income$114,712 (2024)$145,000$122,500 to $172,000+4.0%
Median home value$436,700 (2024)$633,000$459,000 to $872,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 4.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.8 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 Seekonk

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

PlaceRentIncome
Bargersville, IN$1,379$114,231Compare
Budd Lake, NJ$1,402$114,154Compare
Windsor, WI$1,375$120,048Compare
Shakopee, MN$1,531$107,223Compare
Shakopee, MNWindsor, WIBudd Lake, NJBargersville, INNorth Seekonk, MANorth SeekonkBargersvilleBudd LakeWindsorShakopeeNorth SeekonkBargersvilleBudd LakeWindsorShakopee

Common questions

Is North Seekonk a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 91% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Half the homes were built before 1956, older housing than in 87% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Seekonk expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.9% 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 $436,700.

What salary do you need to live in North Seekonk?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Seekonk?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bargersville, IN, Budd Lake, NJ, Windsor, WI and Shakopee, MN.

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. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Seekonk with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for North Seekonk itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/north-seekonk-massachusetts

Citytistics. “North Seekonk, Massachusetts.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-seekonk-massachusetts/

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