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Dartmouth vs Everett 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
Dartmouth has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
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 | Dartmouth | Everett | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,328Lowest |
50,045Highest |
34,878 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.5±2Highest 6% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
| Dartmouth and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 21%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Dartmouth 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.3%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,839±$8k 4% below MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$109,573±$6kHighest 5% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Dartmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,500±$20k 12% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$159Lowest 17% below MA |
$2,076±$69 18% above MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,263Lowest 29% below MA |
$4,880 19% below MA |
$5,644Highest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±9.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% below MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.4%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Randolph Town and Dartmouth 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 | #115 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dartmouth | Everett | Randolph |
| High school in town | Dartmouth High | Everett High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
12.1 |
14.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.