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Lawrence 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
Lawrence has the most renters (71.9% 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.
| Measure | Lawrence | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 88,736Highest |
34,878Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.7% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 32.6±0.9Lowest 19% below MA |
41.3±1.8Highest 3% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 26.3%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 10.5%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,433±$3kLowest 42% below MA |
$109,573±$6kHighest 5% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $415,200±$23kLowest 26% below MA |
$496,400±$21kHighest 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,662±$50Lowest 6% below MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422Lowest 43% below MA |
$5,644Highest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±3.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Lawrence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.6%Highest MA: 10% |
8.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 28.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 21% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 6.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #278 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lawrence | Randolph |
| High school in town | Lawrence High School | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Lowest |
14.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.