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Bridgewater Town vs Ware 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
Bridgewater Town has the youngest population (median age 37.6).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Randolph Town has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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 | Bridgewater Town | Ware | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,471 |
10,048Lowest |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA |
43.1±4.7Highest 8% above MA |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
| Ware and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Ware 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+ | 39.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,651±$7kHighest 8% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$109,573±$6k 5% above MA |
| 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 5% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
| 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 19% above MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
| 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 8% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$5,644 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±13.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 8% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Ware | Randolph |
| High school in town | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.1Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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.