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Middleborough vs Pepperell vs Raynham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Pepperell has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Raynham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.1%).
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 | Middleborough | Pepperell | Raynham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505Highest |
11,663Lowest |
15,505 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1Highest 9% above MA |
42.4±3.3Lowest 6% above MA |
42.9±1.5 7% above MA |
| Middleborough and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.1%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Raynham and Pepperell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Middleborough and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
43.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.7%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1 MA: 7.9% |
| Pepperell and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7kLowest 7% below MA |
$124,073±$12kHighest 19% above MA |
$124,012±$16k 19% above MA |
| Pepperell and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18kLowest 17% below MA |
$482,100±$14k 14% below MA |
$524,400±$29kHighest 7% below MA |
| Raynham and Pepperell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 3% below MA |
$1,295±$238Lowest 27% below MA |
$1,749±$74Highest about the MA average |
| Raynham and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023Lowest about the MA average |
$6,698 12% above MA |
$6,752Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4 MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
67.1%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
8%Highest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 7% above MA |
34 min 16% above MA |
36 minHighest 25% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9 MA: 18.6% |
18.1%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Pepperell and Middleborough 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #153 of 282 in MA | #190 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | North Middlesex | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.