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Avon vs Sturbridge 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
Avon has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Sturbridge has the most people working from home (19.8%).
Randolph Town has the most renters (28.7% rent).
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 | Avon | Sturbridge | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,774Lowest |
9,960 |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 37.5±4Lowest 6% below MA |
47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.7%±3 MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Avon and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±4.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Sturbridge and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
49.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Randolph Town and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $130,625±$33k 26% above MA |
$136,759±$15kHighest 32% above MA |
$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA |
| Sturbridge and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $509,600±$62kHighest 9% below MA |
$425,800±$18kLowest 24% below MA |
$496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
| Avon and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,558±$265 12% below MA |
$1,193±$398Lowest 32% below MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,627Highest 11% above MA |
$6,520 9% above MA |
$5,644Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
42%±17.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% MA: 62.5% |
86.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Sturbridge and Randolph Town 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 | #212 of 282 in MA | #89 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Avon | Sturbridge · Tantasqua | Randolph |
| High school in town | Avon Middle High School | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
7.7Lowest |
14.2Highest |
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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.