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Randolph Town vs Milton vs Methuen
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%).
Methuen has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Methuen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,878 |
28,587Lowest |
53,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.3±1.8Highest 3% above MA |
41.1±1.8 about the MA average |
39.9±1.7Lowest about the MA average |
| Randolph Town and Milton 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% |
21.3%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±1.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Randolph Town and Methuen 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% |
31%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±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 |
$113,310±$7k 9% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA |
$933,200±$31kHighest 66% above MA |
$499,700±$17k 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
$1,474±$281Lowest 16% below MA |
$1,749±$91 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644 6% below MA |
$9,677Highest 61% above MA |
$5,061Lowest 16% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±20.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.4%±6.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Methuen 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% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1945Lowest 19 yrs older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
31 min 8% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
29.7%±2.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.2%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #260 of 282 in MA | #55 of 282 in MA | #236 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Randolph | Milton | Methuen |
| High school in town | Randolph High | Milton High | Methuen High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
12.4Lowest |
13.1 |
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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.