Bay State Atlas
Massachusetts Living Index

Attleboro

South Shore · pop. 46,461

Jewelry-trade history, leafy neighborhoods, and a Providence Line rail station that runs every 30 minutes.

Commuter ValueFamily Suburb
Livability Index
70
/ 100
Ranks #32 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$448k
4.5× household income
Household income
$99k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
58 min
peak driving
Population
46,461
5-yr trend 65/100

How Attleboro scores

Schools
83
Safety
77
Walkability
42
Transit
32
Biking
32
Dining
83
Nightlife
83
Arts & Culture
83
Green Space
60
Diversity
87
Climate
73

Who lives in Attleboro

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
39.8
Foreign-born
10.6%
Bachelor's or higher
32.3%
Population
46k
White81.4%
Hispanic / Latino7.7%
Asian3.4%
Black4.3%
Other / multi3.2%

Schools in Attleboro

Attleboro School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Below average
32/100
ELA · 3-8
p25
33.3%
Math · 3-8
p43
41.2%
ELA · 10
p37
51.1%
Math · 10
p48
48%
Grad rate
73.7%
Bottom 25%
Spend / pupil
$18.5k
Bottom 25%
Teachers / 100
6.7
Bottom 25%
Enrollment
6,057

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Dual-commuter households splitting between Boston and Providence.
The tradeoff
Schools are mid-tier; for top districts you'll pay more in neighboring towns.

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