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Methuen vs Hull 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
Methuen has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Hull has the oldest population (median age 56.1).
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 | Methuen | Hull | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53,475Highest |
10,138Lowest |
34,878 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% MA: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 39.9±1.7Lowest about the MA average |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±1 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Randolph Town and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,310±$7k 9% above MA |
$115,485±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA |
| Hull and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $499,700±$17k 11% below MA |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,749±$91Lowest about the MA average |
$2,081±$187 18% above MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,061Lowest 16% below MA |
$6,089Highest about the MA average |
$5,644 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±6.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9% MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3% MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.2%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Hull 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 | #236 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Methuen | — | Randolph |
| High school in town | Methuen High | — | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Lowest |
— | 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.