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Randolph vs Cambridge vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Cambridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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.
| Measure | Randolph | Cambridge | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
3,767 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Cambridge and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$72,344±$19kLowest 11% below VT |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
| Brookline and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Cambridge and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,183±$66 4% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$4,910 about the VT average |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.7% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
70.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Randolph 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | #25 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Cambridge School District | — |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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VT 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.