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Milton vs Boston 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
Milton has the highest household income ($189k).
Boston has the most renters (64.3% rent).
Randolph Town has the most affordable homes ($496k median).
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 | Milton | Boston | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,587Lowest |
666,442Highest |
34,878 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.1±1.8 about the MA average |
33.3±0.2Lowest 17% below MA |
41.3±1.8Highest 3% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.3%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.1%±0.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±1.8 MA: 17.9% |
13%±0.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Randolph Town and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.9% MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.7%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
15%±0.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $188,529±$15kHighest 81% above MA |
$97,344±$2kLowest 6% below MA |
$109,573±$6k 5% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $933,200±$31kHighest 66% above MA |
$731,700±$10k 30% above MA |
$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,474±$281Lowest 16% below MA |
$2,147±$25Highest 22% above MA |
$2,103±$98 19% above MA |
| Boston and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,677Highest 61% above MA |
$4,456Lowest 26% below MA |
$5,644 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±20.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.2%±1.2 MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.6%Highest MA: 10% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1947 17 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 8% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 29.7%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.3%±0.5 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 282 in MA | #258 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann · Boston | Randolph |
| High school in town | — | Boston Latin School | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 18.7Highest |
14.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.