Attleboro, MA vs New Bedford, MA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAttleboro, MANew Bedford, MA
Population46,762100,998
Median Household Income$98,954$56,981
Median Rent$1,590/mo$1,137/mo
Median Home Value$448,100$357,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.9%50.5%
Poverty Rate8.6%20.6%
Unemployment Rate4.7%6.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k257345
Property Crime Rate /100k9531,558
Median AQI3838
Good AQI Days /yr306306
Summer Highs80°F80°F
Winter Lows21°F23°F
Snowfall50 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute30.5 min24.7 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.211.7
College Degree Rate34%17%
Foreign-Born %11.4%20.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.1%+0.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.