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Randolph vs Jay vs Sugar Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (16.7% rent).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Sugar Hill has the most expensive homes ($640k 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 | Randolph | Jay | Sugar Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 420Lowest |
471 |
658Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.5±10.9 48% above U.S. |
52.1±10.5Lowest 34% above U.S. |
60.8±2.1Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Sugar Hill and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.2%±7.3 U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Randolph and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.7%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
37.2%±12.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sugar Hill and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Randolph and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,750±$16k 26% above U.S. |
$74,792±$25kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$154,091±$32kHighest 91% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$57k 22% above U.S. |
$234,200±$45kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$639,700±$50kHighest 92% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,667±$215Highest 18% above U.S. |
— | $1,208±$630Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Randolph and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,269 37% above U.S. |
$3,588Lowest 15% above U.S. |
$7,340Highest 135% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±53.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
2001Highest 21 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.5%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±13.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.8%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jay and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.