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Raynham vs Canton 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 the most homeowners (78.1%).
Canton has the most people working from home (25.7%).
Raynham Center has the youngest population (median age 39).
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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 | Canton | Raynham Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,505 |
24,748Highest |
4,841Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+13% MA: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.5Highest 7% above MA |
42.6±2.3 7% above MA |
39±3.7Lowest about the MA average |
| Raynham and Canton 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% |
22.9%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
23.9%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Raynham Center and Canton 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% |
18.8%±2 MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Raynham and Canton 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% |
67.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Canton 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±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
$143,381±$9kHighest 38% above MA |
$132,382±$14k 27% above MA |
| Canton and Raynham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $524,400±$29kLowest 7% below MA |
$710,600±$27kHighest 26% above MA |
$547,700±$56k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,749±$74Lowest about the MA average |
$2,315±$178Highest 31% above MA |
$1,776±$39 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,752Highest 13% above MA |
$6,560Lowest 9% above MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±13.4 MA: 51.8% |
52.4%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
74.4%±32.1Highest 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 | 7.7% MA: 10% |
5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.6% MA: 62.5% |
70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 25% above MA |
36 min 23% above MA |
33 minLowest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #190 of 282 in MA | #81 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical · Canton | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Canton High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1 |
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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.