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Randolph Town vs Townsend vs Uxbridge
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 expensive homes ($496k median).
Townsend has the most kids (21% under 18).
Uxbridge has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Townsend | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,878Highest |
9,100Lowest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
40.9±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2.8Highest 4% above MA |
| Uxbridge 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%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Townsend and Uxbridge 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% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Randolph Town and Townsend 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% |
35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Randolph Town and Townsend 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 |
$121,528±$23k 17% above MA |
$124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
| Uxbridge and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,400±$21kHighest 12% below MA |
$433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
$441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
$1,469±$313Lowest 17% below MA |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644Lowest 6% below MA |
$6,031Highest about the MA average |
$5,836 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±16.8 MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
37 minLowest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Uxbridge 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Randolph | North Middlesex | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Randolph High | North Middlesex Regional | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
13.1 |
11.6Lowest |
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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.