What stands out worked out from the figures below

Randolph Town has the most people working from home (15.1%).

Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k median).

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	Westfield
People
Population	34,878Lowest	40,378Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-0.6% MA: +7.4%
Median age	41.3±1.8Highest 3% above MA	39.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average
	Randolph Town and Westfield 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%	18.1%±2Highest MA: 19.4%
	Westfield 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%	18.7%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9%
	Westfield 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%Highest MA: 47.3%	33.2%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9%	10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9%
	Westfield 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±$6kHighest 5% above MA	$87,753±$6kLowest 16% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$496,400±$21kHighest 12% below MA	$325,100±$11kLowest 42% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA	$1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,644Highest 6% below MA	$4,746Lowest 21% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8%	46.5%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Randolph Town and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.4%Lowest MA: 10%	10.7%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.3%Highest MA: 62.5%	68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA	1964Lowest same as MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minHighest 27% above MA	27 minLowest 9% below MA
Work from home	15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6%	8.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#260 of 282 in MA	#197 of 282 in MA
School district	Randolph	Westfield
High school in town	Randolph High	Westfield High
Students per teacherat that high school	14.2Highest	11.9Lowest
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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.