Compare towns
Peabody vs Saugus 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
Peabody has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Saugus has the most expensive homes ($603k median).
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 | Peabody | Saugus | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54,695Highest |
28,773Lowest |
34,878 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±2.4Highest 13% above MA |
44.5±2.5 11% above MA |
41.3±1.8Lowest 3% above MA |
| Peabody and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Peabody and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Peabody and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,657±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
$101,539±$3k about the MA average |
$109,573±$6kHighest 5% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $596,200±$12k 6% above MA |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA |
| Saugus and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,950±$99Lowest 11% above MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$2,103±$98 19% above MA |
| Saugus and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,065Lowest 15% below MA |
$6,049Highest about the MA average |
$5,644 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±5.9 MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% MA: 10% |
6%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Randolph Town and Saugus 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 | #228 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Peabody | Saugus | Randolph |
| High school in town | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | Saugus High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
15.5Highest |
14.2 |
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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.