What stands out worked out from the figures below

Randolph Town has the most renters (28.7% rent).

Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).

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	Douglas
People
Population	34,878Highest	9,207Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+6% MA: +7.4%
Median age	41.3±1.8Lowest 3% above MA	44±2.6Highest 10% above MA
	Douglas and Randolph Town 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%	21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4%
	Douglas and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9%	15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9%
	Randolph Town and Douglas 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%	41.7%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9%	5.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Randolph Town and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA	$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$496,400±$21kHighest 12% below MA	$470,600±$29kLowest 16% below MA
	Randolph Town and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA	$1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA
	Randolph Town and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,644Lowest 6% below MA	$6,338Highest 6% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8%	33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8%
Below poverty line	8.4%Highest MA: 10%	4.8%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5%	83.8%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA	1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minHighest 27% above MA	34 minLowest 16% above MA
Work from home	15.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6%	20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6%
	Douglas 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	#177 of 282 in MA
School district	Randolph	Douglas
High school in town	Randolph High	Douglas High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.2Highest	7.2Lowest
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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.