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Raynham vs Ashburnham vs Raynham Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raynham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.1%).
Ashburnham has the most people working from home (16%).
Raynham Center has the most renters (29.5% rent).
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 | Ashburnham | Raynham Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,505Highest |
6,415 |
4,841Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.5Highest 7% above MA |
40.7±6.3 about the MA average |
39±3.7Lowest about the MA average |
| Raynham and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.6%±6 MA: 19.4% |
23.9%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Raynham Center and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±4.5 MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Raynham and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ashburnham and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,012±$16k 19% above MA |
$118,809±$11kLowest 14% above MA |
$132,382±$14kHighest 27% above MA |
| Raynham Center and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $524,400±$29k 7% below MA |
$390,700±$34kLowest 30% below MA |
$547,700±$56kHighest 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. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,749±$74Lowest about the MA average |
$1,807±$1kHighest about the MA average |
$1,776±$39 about the MA average |
| Ashburnham and Raynham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,752Highest 13% above MA |
$6,046Lowest about the MA average |
$6,654 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±13.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
74.4%±32.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Ashburnham and Raynham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% MA: 10% |
6.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
11%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% MA: 62.5% |
96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 25% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
16%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ashburnham and Raynham 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 | #190 of 282 in MA | #178 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Ashburnham-Westminster | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.