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Randolph Town vs Windham vs Methuen
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).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
Methuen has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Windham | Methuen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,878 |
16,038Lowest |
53,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +16.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.3±1.8Highest 6% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
39.9±1.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Randolph Town and Windham 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% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Randolph Town and Methuen 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% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.7%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Randolph Town and Methuen 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 36% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$113,310±$7k 40% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,400±$21kLowest 49% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$499,700±$17k 50% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,103±$98 49% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,749±$91Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644 81% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,061Lowest 62% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.4%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph Town and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #236 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Randolph | Windham School District | Methuen |
| High school in town | Randolph High | Windham High School | Methuen High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
12.8Lowest |
13.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.