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Bloomington, MN vs North Attleborough Town, MA

Bloomington

Minnesota

vs

North Attleborough Town

Massachusetts

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Bloomington leads on 15 and North Attleborough Town on 21. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 3% higher in Bloomington, while median household income is higher in North Attleborough Town.

Median gross rent
$1,561$1,509
Bloomington is 3% higher
Median household income
$93,211$112,665
Bloomington is 17% lower
Median home value
$361,700$482,200
Bloomington is 25% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $72,000 a year left in Bloomington and $93,300 in North Attleborough Town. Money goes further in North Attleborough Town, by about $21,300 a year.
  • A household earning Bloomington's median of $93,211 would need about $91,000 in North Attleborough Town to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 1.4 points a year in Bloomington, and rent outran pay by 3.3 points a year in North Attleborough Town.

How these are calculated

MassachusettsMinnesotaNorth Attleborough Town, MABloomington, MNBloomingtonBloomington

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01North Attleborough Town, MAComposite 51.6 / 100
55
615775n/a133962
02Bloomington, MNComposite 51.6 / 100
55
50597422756224

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureBloomingtonNorth Attleborough TownAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,561$1,509
Rent to income120.1%16.1%
Property tax rate11.1%1.1%
Home price to income13.9x4.3x
Prices vs US average2104.8101.8
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,734$1,879
HUD area median income4$131,500n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,881$5,461
Median home value1$361,700$482,200
Home prices, 1-year change53.0%4.1%
Home prices, 5-year change529.8%53.3%
Homeownership165.8%72.1%
Renters paying 30%+146.3%42.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,052$2,544
Vacant homes14.2%1.6%
Median year built119721974
Jobs and income
Median household income1$93,211$112,665
Income per person1$52,173$57,714
Unemployment14.8%5.7%
Average annual pay6$92,294$66,851
Pay growth, 1 year62.4%3.4%
Jobs6919,062225,223
Poverty rate19.2%4.7%
Mean commute121 min32 min
Works from home122.3%16.1%
Commutes by transit14.2%2.8%
People
Population188,66530,984
Population change since 20207-1.1%2.2%
Median age141.142.4
Bachelor's or higher146.2%46.4%
High school or higher193.1%95.5%
Household size12.32.4
Born abroad115.4%9.6%
No health insurance15.6%2.1%
Homes with broadband192.6%93.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.0%6.3%
Moved from another state11.8%2.6%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-7.31.4
Income of households moving in8$71,457$71,142
Income of households moving out8$94,796$78,961
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k922.321.7
Shops per 10k929.333.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.53.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k923.514.6
Child care centers per 10k93.53.2
Parks per 10k1016.79.7
Playgrounds per 10k1017.85.2
Grocery stores per 10k101.11.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1011.83.2
Libraries per 10k100.50.3
Named paths and bike trails1066.910.4
Transit stops per sq mi1023.10.1
Nearest National Park Service site1114.86.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11215
National Register listings123390
Founded or incorporated131843n/a
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14284n/a
Property crime per 100k142,809n/a
Schools
Public schools1530141
Public school students1511,54880,897
Students per teacher1515.712.7
Climate
July average high1682°F83°F
January average low166°F21°F
Average temperature1645°F51°F
Annual precipitation1631.9 in49.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1798.389.8
Hurricane risk17n/a91.4
Tornado risk1799.652.1
Wildfire risk1774.938.2
Heat wave risk1799.187.3
Median air quality index184538
Good air days1857.8%83.8%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Bloomington $62,440, North Attleborough Town $60,360 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 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
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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