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Randolph Town vs Plainfield vs Milton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph Town has the most renters (28.7% rent).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Plainfield | Milton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,878Highest |
15,141Lowest |
28,587 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.8Highest 6% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
41.1±1.8 6% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
25.3%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Randolph Town and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
71.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9.7%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$6k 36% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$188,529±$15kHighest 134% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,400±$21k 49% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$933,200±$31kHighest 180% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,103±$98Highest 49% above U.S. |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,474±$281 4% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644 81% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
$9,677Highest 210% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±20.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph Town and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
29.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #260 of 282 in MA | #131 of 149 in CT | #55 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Randolph | Plainfield School District | — |
| High school in town | Randolph High | Plainfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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U.S. 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.