What stands out worked out from the figures below

Randolph Town has the most affordable homes ($496k median).

Wakefield has the most people working from home (24.6%).

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	Wakefield
People
Population	34,878Highest	27,793Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+8.7% MA: +7.4%
Median age	41.3±1.8Lowest 3% above MA	42.4±1.7Highest 6% above MA
	Wakefield 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%	20%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4%
	Wakefield 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%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9%
	Wakefield 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%	59.7%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9%	4.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA	$134,306±$14kHighest 29% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$496,400±$21kLowest 12% below MA	$723,500±$24kHighest 29% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA	$1,958±$102Lowest 11% above MA
	Randolph Town and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,644Lowest 6% below MA	$7,779Highest 30% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8%	43.7%±7.9Lowest MA: 51.8%
Below poverty line	8.4%Highest MA: 10%	4.9%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.3%Highest MA: 62.5%	70.7%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA	1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minHighest 27% above MA	33 minLowest 14% above MA
Work from home	15.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6%	24.6%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#260 of 282 in MA	#179 of 282 in MA
School district	Randolph	Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield
High school in town	Randolph High	Northeast Metro Regional Vocational
Students per teacherat that high school	14.2Highest	10.7Lowest
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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.