North Attleborough Town vs Taunton

A side-by-side comparison of North Attleborough Town and Taunton: population, income, housing, and more.

North Attleborough Town and Taunton are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Taunton has the higher population (59,719 vs 30,842 in North Attleborough Town). North Attleborough Town has the higher median household income ($109,426 vs $79,715 in Taunton). North Attleborough Town has the higher median home value ($462,700 vs $388,200 in Taunton).

Population, income & housing

	North Attleborough Town	Taunton
Population	30,842	59,719
Median age	42.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$109,426	$79,715
Median home value	$462,700	$388,200
Median gross rent	$1,402	$1,269
Housing units	13,126	25,098
Homeownership rate	71.2%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Attleborough Town	Taunton
Population	29,281 → 30,842 (+5.3%)	57,124 → 59,719 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$91,994 → $109,426 (+18.9%)	$62,865 → $79,715 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$355,600 → $462,700 (+30.1%)	$271,800 → $388,200 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,087 → $1,402 (+29.0%)	$1,012 → $1,269 (+25.4%)

North Attleborough Town

Population

29,28130,842

Median household income

$91,994$109,426

Median home value

$355,600$462,700

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,402

Taunton

Population

57,12459,719

Median household income

$62,865$79,715

Median home value

$271,800$388,200

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,269

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Attleborough Town	Taunton
Under 5	4.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.3%
75 and over	5.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Attleborough Town	Taunton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	72.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.2%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.9%
Two or more races	3.7%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Attleborough Town	Taunton
No high school diploma	5.2%	15.2%
High school graduate	23.8%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Attleborough Town	Taunton
Drove alone	76.1%	79.8%
Carpooled	5.4%	9.9%
Public transit	2.5%	0.7%
Walked	0.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.7%	6.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Attleborough Town	Taunton
1-unit, detached	56.9%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	29.2%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	10.0%
20 or more units	7.4%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	North Attleborough Town	Taunton
Poverty rate	5.4%	13.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1973	1964