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Raynham vs Boston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raynham has the most homeowners (78.1%).
Boston has the most people working from home (21.3%).
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 | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,505Lowest |
666,442Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.5Highest 7% above MA |
33.3±0.2Lowest 17% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.1%±0.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
13%±0.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
15%±0.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $124,012±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$97,344±$2kLowest 6% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $524,400±$29kLowest 7% below MA |
$731,700±$10kHighest 30% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,749±$74Lowest about the MA average |
$2,147±$25Highest 22% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,752Highest 13% above MA |
$4,456Lowest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.2%±1.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
35.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 25% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.3%±0.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #190 of 282 in MA | #258 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann · Boston |
| High school in town | None in town | Boston Latin School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 18.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.