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Randolph Town vs Dracut vs Milton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph Town has the most renters (28.7% rent).
Dracut has the most affordable homes ($474k median).
Milton has the most people working from home (29.7%).
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 Town | Dracut | Milton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,878Highest |
32,574 |
28,587Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
41.7±2Highest 4% above MA |
41.1±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
| Dracut 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% |
21.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
25.3%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Milton and Dracut 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% |
18.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±1.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Randolph Town and Dracut 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% |
36.4% MA: 47.3% |
71.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Milton and Randolph Town 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 |
$114,036±$10k 10% above MA |
$188,529±$15kHighest 81% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
$473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$933,200±$31kHighest 66% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
$1,839±$130 4% above MA |
$1,474±$281Lowest 16% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644 6% below MA |
$5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
$9,677Highest 61% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±20.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Dracut 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% |
7.8% MA: 10% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.8% MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
31 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.7%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #260 of 282 in MA | #201 of 282 in MA | #55 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Randolph | Dracut | — |
| High school in town | Randolph High | Dracut Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
12.9Lowest |
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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.