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Randolph Town vs Milton vs Holbrook
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).
Milton has the most people working from home (29.7%).
Holbrook has the most affordable homes ($465k 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 Town | Milton | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,878Highest |
28,587 |
11,380Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
41.1±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
42.8±3.2Highest 7% above MA |
| Holbrook 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% |
25.3%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Milton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±1.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Holbrook 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% MA: 47.3% |
71.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$188,529±$15kHighest 81% above MA |
$115,210±$14k 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
$933,200±$31kHighest 66% above MA |
$465,400±$21kLowest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
$1,474±$281 16% below MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644Lowest 6% below MA |
$9,677Highest 61% above MA |
$6,105 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±20.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Holbrook 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% |
4.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1957 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
31 minLowest 8% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
29.7%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #260 of 282 in MA | #55 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Randolph | Milton | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Randolph High | Milton High | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2 |
12.4Lowest |
14.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.