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Attleboro vs Haverhill vs Randolph Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Attleboro has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
Haverhill has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Randolph Town has the highest household income ($110k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Attleboro | Haverhill | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762 |
67,698Highest |
34,878Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.8±1.4 about the MA average |
39.4±1.1Lowest about the MA average |
41.3±1.8Highest 3% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.5 MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.4 MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Randolph Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% MA: 47.3% |
32.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
$88,326±$4kLowest 15% below MA |
$109,573±$6kHighest 5% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA |
$453,900±$9k 19% below MA |
$496,400±$21kHighest 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Lowest 10% below MA |
$1,668±$49 5% below MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366 10% below MA |
$4,772Lowest 20% below MA |
$5,644Highest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.2%±5.3 MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
11.3%Highest MA: 10% |
8.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2% MA: 62.5% |
62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Randolph Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #185 of 282 in MA | #243 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Randolph |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Haverhill High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
12.5Lowest |
14.2 |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.