Best PlacesAttleboro, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Attleboro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Attleboro ranks 835th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Attleboro
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Attleboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Attleboro ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 79% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 72% of cities
Where Attleboro ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 14% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 15% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of cities
- Short commute30.4 minutes each way, better than only 22% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Attleboro
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Attleboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,483, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Attleboro's effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Attleboro
Attleboro's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Attleboro.
Who works in Attleboro, and how
Work in Attleboro centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Attleboro
Attleboro has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of cities and more parkland per resident than 96% of cities. The coast is about 40 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Attleboro and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Attleboro, month by month
Attleboro sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Attleboro
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Attleboro
Schools across Attleboro average a B−, better than 54% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- FallsA · 65% proficient
- Joseph W Martin Jr ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- A. Irvin Studley Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Attleborough MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Robert J. Coelho Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Wamsutta Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- North Attleboro HighA · 68% proficient
- Attleboro HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Attleboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Attleboro measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Attleboro against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Attleboro suits
Families
Schools land around the 54th percentile and crime safety beats 93%.
Common questions about living in Attleboro
Is Attleboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Attleboro ranks 835th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Attleboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $440,430. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $104,483 median income, cost of living beats 55% of cities.
Is Attleboro safe?
Yes, Attleboro is safer than 93% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Attleboro?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 21. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of cities.
Is Attleboro good for families?
Schools beat 54% of cities, crime safety beats 93%, and childcare runs $1,514 a month.
Compare Attleboro with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Attleboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Attleboro represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Attleboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Attleboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Attleboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Attleboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Attleboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Attleboro detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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