Community Guide
A city of about 46,000 that once made most of America's class rings and costume jewelry, Attleboro now sells something its neighbors can't: two commuter rail stations and a typical home value roughly $70,000 below next-door North Attleborough.
Quick Answer
Attleboro is a city 39 miles southwest of Boston and 10 miles north of Providence. Its two MBTA Providence/Stoughton Line stations are Attleboro, about 55 minutes from South Station, and South Attleboro. Capron Park and its zoo are city-run. Attleboro's FY2026 tax rate is $12.20 per $1,000 and its typical home value is about $536,000 (Zillow, September 2026).
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| County | Bristol County |
|---|---|
| ZIP code | 02703 |
| FY2026 residential tax rate | $12.20 per $1,000 of assessed value |
| Typical home value | $536,000 (Zillow, September 2026) |
| Commuter rail | Attleboro station, Providence/Stoughton Line; about 55 minutes to South Station |
| Second station | South Attleboro; limited weekday service, three inbound morning trains |
| Public schools | Attleboro Public Schools, PK-12, 12 schools; Attleboro High School |
| Distance to Boston | About 39 miles southwest; about 10 miles north of Providence |
Overview
Attleboro is the value play on the Providence Line. Zillow puts the typical Attleboro home value near $540,000 as of August 2026, with homes going pending in roughly a week. Redfin shows a median sale price around $470,000 — down about 4% year over year — but the underlying demand is still firm: homes average about 6 offers, sell in roughly 28 days, and the median price per square foot is up 5% to $305. Compare that to North Attleborough, where Zillow's typical value sits near $610,000, and the math is simple — you are buying essentially the same corner of Bristol County for about $70,000 less. Attleboro's FY2026 residential tax rate is $12.20 per $1,000, in line with Norton ($13.03) and Mansfield ($13.09).
The rail access is what separates Attleboro from every town that borders it. The city has two MBTA commuter rail stops on the Providence/Stoughton Line: Attleboro station downtown, which puts you at South Station in about 55 minutes and Providence in about 25, and South Attleboro station off Newport Avenue, which reopened in May 2024 after a three-year closure and currently runs limited weekday peak-direction service — three inbound morning trains and four outbound in the afternoon and evening. North Attleborough has no station at all. The city is also betting hard on downtown: One Wall Street (136 apartments) and Renaissance Station (80 units) are already built next to the tracks, and the Attleboro Redevelopment Authority and MBTA are lining up a master developer for 6.5 acres beside the station, planned for roughly 610 more housing units.
This was the Jewelry Capital of the World — Life magazine used the phrase in the 1950s, when firms like L.G. Balfour stamped out class rings here and jewelry work employed the majority of the city's workforce. That industrial past left a walkable downtown and a stock of older housing you won't find in the subdivisions next door. The city has been reinvesting: the new Attleboro High School, a $260 million, 475,000-square-foot building, opened in 2022 — the largest public project in city history. Capron Park Zoo, an 8-acre AZA-accredited zoo open since 1937 with about 100 animals, is the kind of everyday amenity most towns this size simply do not have.
Current Properties
Current listings represented by Jessica Shauffer and the Weinstein Keach Team at Coldwell Banker Realty.
For Sale$307,999
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The things buyers ask about most in Attleboro, in brief.
Zillow's typical Attleboro home value is about $540,000 as of August 2026, with listings going pending in around 7 days. Redfin's median sale price is roughly $470,000, with homes averaging 6 offers and selling in about 28 days. Next-door North Attleborough runs about $609,000 — Attleboro is the entry point to this corridor.
The state counts 6,205 students in Attleboro Public Schools for 2025-26, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0 to 1. The newest building is Attleboro High School: a $260 million, 475,000-square-foot building for up to 1,725 students that opened in 2022, the largest public investment in the city's history.
Capron Park Zoo is the anchor — an 8-acre, AZA-accredited zoo open since 1937, home to about 60 species, from lemurs to a red panda. Few cities of 46,000 run their own accredited zoo. It sits inside Capron Park itself, a short drive from downtown.
Two MBTA stops on the Providence/Stoughton Line. Attleboro station downtown reaches South Station in about 55 minutes and Providence in about 25, with daily and monthly parking. South Attleboro reopened in May 2024 with limited weekday peak-direction service — three inbound morning and four outbound afternoon and evening trains. North Attleborough has no station.
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Common Questions
It depends on what you need. Attleboro has two commuter rail stations on the Providence/Stoughton Line, with trips of about 55 minutes from Attleboro station to South Station, and I-95. Attleboro Public Schools is a PK-12 district with 12 schools. The city runs its parks and the Capron Park zoo. Next to the downtown station, a city agency is offering about six acres for development that includes housing.
MARKET DATA
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (typical home value), data through September 2026.
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