What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Sturbridge has the most people working from home (19.8%).

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	Sturbridge
People
Population	34,878Highest	9,960Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+6.5% MA: +7.4%
Median age	41.3±1.8Lowest 3% above MA	47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA
Kids under 18	17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4%	20.7%±3Highest MA: 19.4%
	Sturbridge and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.4%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9%	19.8%±3Highest MA: 17.9%
	Sturbridge 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%Lowest MA: 47.3%	49.3%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9%	4.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA	$136,759±$15kHighest 32% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$496,400±$21kHighest 12% below MA	$425,800±$18kLowest 24% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA	$1,193±$398Lowest 32% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,644Lowest 6% below MA	$6,520Highest 9% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8%	42%±17.7Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Randolph Town and Sturbridge 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%	3.7%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5%	86.3%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA	1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minLowest 27% above MA	38 minHighest 30% above MA
Work from home	15.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6%	19.8%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6%
	Sturbridge 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	#89 of 282 in MA
School district	Randolph	Sturbridge · Tantasqua
High school in town	Randolph High	Tantasqua Regional Sr High
Students per teacherat that high school	14.2Highest	7.7Lowest
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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.