What stands out worked out from the figures below

Randolph Town has the most expensive homes ($496k median).

Ashby has the most homeowners (95.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Randolph Town	Ashby
People
Population	34,878Highest	3,211Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+3.9% MA: +7.4%
Median age	41.3±1.8Lowest 3% above MA	50.5±3Highest 26% above MA
Kids under 18	17.3%±2Highest MA: 19.4%	17%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4%
	Randolph Town and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.4%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9%	21.5%±4.3Highest MA: 17.9%
	Ashby and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3%	43.7%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9%	3%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA	$115,598±$9kHighest 11% above MA
	Ashby and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$496,400±$21kHighest 12% below MA	$390,500±$30kLowest 31% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA	$1,200±$484Lowest 32% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,644Lowest 6% below MA	$6,034Highest about the MA average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8%	36.4%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Randolph Town and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.4%Highest MA: 10%	2.6%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5%	95.5%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA	1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minHighest 27% above MA	33 minLowest 13% above MA
Work from home	15.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6%	17.8%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6%
	Ashby and Randolph Town 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	#260 of 282 in MA	#200 of 282 in MA
School district	Randolph	North Middlesex
High school in town	Randolph High	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	14.2	—
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.