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Orange vs Randolph vs Warwick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Orange has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Randolph has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).

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.

MeasureOrangeRandolphWarwick
People
Population
7,573Highest
420Lowest
776
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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0%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.8±2.2Lowest
7% above U.S.
57.5±10.9Highest
48% above U.S.
51.4±7.3
32% above U.S.
Randolph and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.5%±6.5
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Orange and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.7%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
60.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Randolph and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$55,824±$10kLowest
31% below U.S.
$101,750±$16kHighest
26% above U.S.
$93,333±$22k
16% above U.S.
Randolph and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$245,900±$18kLowest
26% below U.S.
$407,000±$57kHighest
22% above U.S.
$349,400±$34k
5% above U.S.
Randolph and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$775±$233Lowest
45% below U.S.
$1,667±$215Highest
18% above U.S.
$1,367±$163
3% below U.S.
Randolph and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,136Lowest
33% above U.S.
$4,269
37% above U.S.
$4,380Highest
40% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41%±11.9
U.S.: 51.1%
50%±53.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±57.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Randolph and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
22.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
70%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1966
14 yrs older than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
24% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.5%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warwick and Randolph 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 #275 of 282 in MA — —
School district Orange · Ralph C Mahar — Warwick
High school in town Ralph C Mahar Regional — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
9.0
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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.