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Holbrook 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
Holbrook has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Holbrook | Plainfield | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,380 |
1,314Lowest |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.8±3.2 10% above U.S. |
48.1±5.5Highest 24% above U.S. |
41.3±1.8Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Plainfield and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Holbrook and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainfield and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,210±$14kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$69,250±$31kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$109,573±$6k 36% above U.S. |
| Holbrook and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $465,400±$21k 40% above U.S. |
$318,400±$34kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$496,400±$21kHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Randolph Town and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,094±$423Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,153±$103 18% below U.S. |
$2,103±$98Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,105Highest 96% above U.S. |
$4,806Lowest 54% above U.S. |
$5,644 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±18.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±10.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
37 min 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield 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 | #234 of 282 in MA | — | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Holbrook | — | Randolph |
| High school in town | Holbrook Middle High School | — | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
— | 14.2Lowest |
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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.