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Quincy vs Acton 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
Quincy has the most renters (54.8% rent).
Acton has the most people working from home (35.9%).
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 | Quincy | Acton | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 102,114Highest |
24,155Lowest |
34,878 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 38.6±0.8Lowest 4% below MA |
44.5±0.8Highest 11% above MA |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14.5%±1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±1.1 MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Randolph Town and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.3% MA: 47.3% |
79.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Randolph Town and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,882±$5kLowest 5% below MA |
$158,230±$14kHighest 52% above MA |
$109,573±$6k 5% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $618,500±$14k 10% above MA |
$807,300±$20kHighest 44% above MA |
$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,118±$59Highest 20% above MA |
$1,986±$155Lowest 13% above MA |
$2,103±$98 19% above MA |
| Quincy and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,381 6% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,644Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±3.5 MA: 51.8% |
47.7%±11.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
74.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
35 minLowest 19% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±1.8 MA: 18.6% |
35.9%±4.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #147 of 282 in MA | #13 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Quincy | Acton-Boxborough | Randolph |
| High school in town | North Quincy High | Acton-Boxborough Regional High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.5Highest |
13.5Lowest |
14.2 |
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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.