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North Attleborough Town does the important things well, at a cost. Its strongest subject is health: it is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns. Incomes are another plus — the median household earns $113K. The drawback is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $482K, 5.5 years of the Providence metro’s $87K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 112th of 282 in Massachusetts. Its National Register listings include Angle Tree Stone and Fire Barn. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 15 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where North Attleborough Town beats most towns.
Angle Tree Stone| Widest gap | North Attleborough Town | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.6% | 5.2% |
Census counts: 6,727 in 1890, 30,834 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1790 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far North Attleborough Town is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Attleborough Town. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw27 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw35 mi MuseumThe Breakers
20 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
Big draw28 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner MuseumGillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Attleborough Town, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in North Attleborough Town.
North Attleborough Town is safe by national standards but not by Massachusetts’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Massachusetts.
Within Massachusetts it is less healthy than 53% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar.
North Attleborough Town: 18% of adults binge drink. Among adults here, 30% have high blood pressure, below both the Massachusetts town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%).
| North Attleborough Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 9.3% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| What stands out | North Attleborough Town | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The North Attleborough school district runs its public schools. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. 5 public schools serve North Attleborough Town, with 1,740 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Attleborough MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 965 | B |
| North Attleboro HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,018 | A |
| Roosevelt AvenueTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 255 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Boston (9%), Attleboro (6%) and Providence (4%). Only 12% of working residents stay in North Attleborough Town for work; the rest commute out. The average trip to work for North Attleborough Town comes to 32 minutes. Also worth knowing: among residents here, 4.7% live below the poverty line, against 6% in Massachusetts’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| North Attleborough Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
29 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. North Attleborough Town’s concentration of trails stands at 1.5 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Hunting-Chorney Property, 125 acres with 1.4 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riley Conservation Area | 2.4 mi | 94 |
| 2. WWI Memorial Park | 2.1 mi | 92 |
| 3. Hunting-Chorney Property | 1.4 mi | 125 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In North Attleborough Town, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 25 of 100. This Massachusetts town has had 35 paid flood insurance claims since 1980. 71% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 10%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 12.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 52% of Massachusetts’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 450 to 86 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The level of property crime here is 2.1 per 1,000 residents. North Attleborough Town’s rate of reported violence comes in at 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
| North Attleborough Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 20% of residents (24% statewide). For adults 25 and older in North Attleborough Town, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 47%. 31,506 people lived in North Attleborough Town by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.2% more than in 2020.
| North Attleborough Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 47% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 43.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.7, men 42.0.
| North Attleborough Town | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.7% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.5% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes sold in North Attleborough Town spent a median 23 days on the market. In North Attleborough Town, 51% of sales closed above the list price. North Attleborough Town’s going rate for rent is $1,509 a month.
| North Attleborough Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,509 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of North Attleborough Town
About 5 of every 100 North Attleborough Town residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Where North Attleborough Town’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
15 places in North Attleborough Town on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in North Attleborough Town.
City in Massachusetts, United States
North Attleborough, alternatively spelled North Attleboro, is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,834 at the 2020 census. The villages of Attleboro Falls and North Attleborough Center are located in the city.
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3 towns share a border with North Attleborough Town.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Attleborough Town | #112 | B+ | D | B+ | B | A |
| Attleboro | #226 | C+ | D | B− | C+ | B |
| Plainville | #179 | B | C− | C+ | B+ | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. North Attleborough Town grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #112 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $482,000, 26% below the Massachusetts typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
5 notable people were born here, including Joseph William Martin Jr. and William J. Long.
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