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Middleborough vs Raynham vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the most renters (23.1% rent).
Raynham has the most expensive homes ($524k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Raynham | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505Highest |
15,505Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.4±2.1 12% above U.S. |
42.9±1.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Raynham and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield 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 20% above U.S. |
$124,012±$16kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
| Raynham and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18k 41% above U.S. |
$524,400±$29kHighest 58% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 21% above U.S. |
$1,749±$74Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. 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 93% above U.S. |
$6,752Highest 116% above U.S. |
$6,456 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.1%±13.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
36 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield 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 | #190 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Middleborough | Bridgewater-Raynham | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.