What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Attleboro has the most kids (21.9% under 18).

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	Attleboro
People
Population	34,878Lowest	46,762Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+6.6% MA: +7.4%
Median age	41.3±1.8Highest 3% above MA	39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average
	Randolph Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4%	21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	18.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9%	15.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9%
	Randolph Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.5%Highest MA: 47.3%	34%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9%	4.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,573±$6kHighest 5% above MA	$98,954±$6kLowest 5% below MA
	Randolph Town and Attleboro 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	$448,100±$13kLowest 20% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA	$1,590±$83Lowest 10% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,644Highest 6% below MA	$5,366Lowest 10% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8%	48%±5.7Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Randolph Town and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.4%Lowest MA: 10%	8.6%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.3%Highest MA: 62.5%	66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA	1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minHighest 27% above MA	31 minLowest 5% above MA
Work from home	15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6%	14.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Randolph Town and Attleboro 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	#185 of 282 in MA
School district	Randolph	Attleboro
High school in town	Randolph High	Attleboro High
Students per teacherat that high school	14.2Lowest	15.3Highest
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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.