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Randolph vs Abbot vs Randolph
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Abbot has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Randolph | Abbot | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,610Highest |
584Lowest |
1,610Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±3.4Highest 11% above ME |
48.6±3.5Lowest 8% above ME |
49.6±3.4Highest 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.7%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.7%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,574±$16kHighest 11% below ME |
$58,542±$24kLowest 22% below ME |
$66,574±$16kHighest 11% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $174,300±$21kHighest 41% below ME |
$171,200±$36kLowest 42% below ME |
$174,300±$21kHighest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,186±$207Highest 4% above ME |
$1,111±$73Lowest about the ME average |
$1,186±$207Highest 4% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$1,393Lowest 54% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±8.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
6.7%±41.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±8.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
27 minHighest 11% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.3%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±17.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.3%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Abbot and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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ME 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.