What stands out worked out from the figures below

Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).

Randolph Town has the most homeowners (71.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Everett	Randolph Town
People
Population	50,045Highest	34,878Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+17.8% MA: +7.4%	—
Median age	35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA	41.3±1.8Highest 3% above MA
Kids under 18	21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4%	17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9%	18.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3%	35.5%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.3%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9%	9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9%
	Randolph Town and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA	$109,573±$6kHighest 5% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA	$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,076±$69Lowest 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	$4,880Lowest 19% below MA	$5,644Highest 6% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.4%±5.8Lowest 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	14.7%Highest MA: 10%	8.4%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5%	71.3%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA	1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minLowest 20% above MA	37 minHighest 27% above MA
Work from home	10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6%	15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6%
	Randolph Town and Everett 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	#264 of 282 in MA	#260 of 282 in MA
School district	Everett	Randolph
High school in town	Everett High	Randolph High
Students per teacherat that high school	12.1Lowest	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.