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Raynham Center vs Sutton vs Raynham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering Raynham CenterBridgewater Town
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raynham Center has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Raynham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.1%).
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 | Sutton | Raynham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,841Lowest |
9,452 |
15,505Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±3.7Lowest about the MA average |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
42.9±1.5 7% above MA |
| Sutton and Raynham 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% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Raynham Center and Raynham 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% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Raynham and Sutton 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% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,382±$14k 27% above MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$124,012±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
| Sutton 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 |
$523,100±$47kLowest 7% below MA |
$524,400±$29k 7% below MA |
| Raynham Center and Raynham 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 |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,749±$74 about the MA average |
| Raynham Center and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$6,752 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±32.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
67.1%±13.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham Center and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 25% above MA |
| Work from home | 8%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #105 of 282 in MA | #190 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Sutton | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | — | Sutton High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.