Compare towns
Raynham Center vs Sturbridge vs Avon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raynham Center has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Sturbridge has the most people working from home (19.8%).
Avon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 | Sturbridge | Avon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,841 |
9,960Highest |
4,774Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±3.7 about the MA average |
47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
37.5±4Lowest 6% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.7%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±4.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Raynham Center and Avon 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% |
19.8%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±4.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Sturbridge and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% MA: 47.3% |
49.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
7.6%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Avon and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,382±$14k 27% above MA |
$136,759±$15kHighest 32% above MA |
$130,625±$33kLowest 26% above MA |
| Sturbridge and Raynham Center 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 |
$425,800±$18kLowest 24% below MA |
$509,600±$62k 9% below MA |
| Raynham Center and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$39Highest about the MA average |
$1,193±$398Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,558±$265 12% below MA |
| Raynham Center and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,520Lowest 9% above MA |
$6,627 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±32.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
42%±17.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.3%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham Center and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #89 of 282 in MA | #212 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Sturbridge · Tantasqua | Avon |
| High school in town | — | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | Avon Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7Lowest |
9.4Highest |
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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.