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Residential comparison · 13 facts

North Attleborough Town, MA vs Northampton, MA

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in North Attleborough Town needs about $83,000 in Northampton to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from Northampton, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $87,000 in North Attleborough Town.

A few differences

North Attleborough Town vs Northampton · facet by facet
FacetNorth Attleborough Town, MANorthampton, MA
Median home price$482,200$429,700
2-bedroom rent$1,657/mo$1,568/mo
Property tax rate1.14%1.14%
State & local income tax5%5%
Sales tax6.25%6.25%
Cost of living index116112
Groceries index108108
Utilities$245/mo$245/mo
Median household income$112,665$80,288
Unemployment rate3.6%3.6%
Crime index30/10030/100
School rating8.5/108.5/10
Sunny days / year200 days200 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

Full profiles: North Attleborough Town, MA · Northampton, MA
Questions & answers
Is North Attleborough Town cheaper than Northampton?
Northampton has the lower day-to-day cost index (112 vs 116 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in Northampton equals $85,000 in North Attleborough Town?
A household earning $85,000 in North Attleborough Town needs about $83,000 in Northampton to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of Northampton lifestyle costs about $87,000 in North Attleborough Town.