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Raynham Center vs Bridgewater Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering Raynham CenterRaynham
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raynham Center has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Bridgewater Town has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Raynham Center | Bridgewater Town |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,841Lowest |
28,471Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39±3.7Highest about the MA average |
37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA |
| Raynham Center and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Raynham Center and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bridgewater Town and Raynham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $132,382±$14kHighest 27% above MA |
$112,651±$7kLowest 8% above MA |
| Raynham Center and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $547,700±$56kHighest about the MA average |
$533,100±$23kLowest 5% below MA |
| Raynham Center and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$39Lowest about the MA average |
$2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,499Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±32.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±13.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham Center and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
31 minLowest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 8%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.7%±2.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Bridgewater Town and Raynham Center 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 | — | #121 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | — | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 18.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.