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Raynham Center vs Sutton vs West Bridgewater
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).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
West Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.4%).
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 | West Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,841Lowest |
9,452Highest |
7,708 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±3.7 about the MA average |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
38.4±4.4Lowest 4% below MA |
| Sutton and Raynham Center 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%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Raynham Center and Sutton 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% |
19.3%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| West Bridgewater 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
43.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| West Bridgewater and Sutton 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 |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$123,406±$23kLowest 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±$47k 7% below MA |
$503,800±$47kLowest 10% below MA |
| Raynham Center and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,776±$39 about the MA average |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,921±$320Highest 9% above MA |
| West Bridgewater and Raynham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654 11% above MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$6,471Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±32.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.5%±22.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham Center and West Bridgewater 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% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
26 minLowest 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.6%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #105 of 282 in MA | #186 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Sutton | West Bridgewater |
| High school in town | — | Sutton High School | West Bridgewater Junior/Senior |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.