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Raynham Center vs Brooklyn vs Ayer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raynham Center has the highest household income ($132k).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Ayer has the most people working from home (21.6%).
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 | Raynham Center | Brooklyn | Ayer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,841Lowest |
8,517 |
8,645Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +14.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±3.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
39.2±2.8 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
20.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Raynham Center and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brooklyn 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooklyn and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,382±$14kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$101,875±$15k 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $547,700±$56kHighest 65% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$463,800±$29k 39% above U.S. |
| Raynham Center and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$39Highest 26% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,415±$180 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$5,057 62% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±32.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±14.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Raynham Center and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ayer and Brooklyn 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 | — | #113 of 149 in CT | #113 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Brooklyn School District | Ayer Shirley School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Ayer Shirley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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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.