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Bridgewater Town vs Plainfield vs Randolph Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater Town has the most expensive homes ($533k median).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Randolph Town has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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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 | Bridgewater Town | Plainfield | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,471 |
15,141Lowest |
34,878Highest |
| Median age | 37.6±1.6 3% below U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
41.3±1.8Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Randolph Town and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 16.2%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,651±$7kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$109,573±$6k 36% above U.S. |
| Bridgewater Town and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,100±$23kHighest 60% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$496,400±$21k 49% above U.S. |
| Bridgewater Town and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,092±$177 48% above U.S. |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$2,103±$98Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Randolph Town and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,499Highest 108% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
$5,644 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph Town and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 19% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Randolph Town and Bridgewater 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 | #121 of 282 in MA | #131 of 149 in CT | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Plainfield School District | Randolph |
| High school in town | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional | Plainfield High School | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.1Highest |
10.3Lowest |
14.2 |
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U.S. 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.