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Raynham vs Everett vs Millbury
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 highest household income ($124k).
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Millbury has the most people working from home (14.8%).
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 | Everett | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,505 |
50,045Highest |
13,961Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.1% MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.5Highest 7% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
| Raynham and Millbury 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% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
| Everett and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,012±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
| Raynham and Millbury 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 |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,749±$74 about the MA average |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,623±$232Lowest 8% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,752Highest 13% above MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$5,406 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 25% above MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Millbury 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 | #264 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Everett | Millbury |
| High school in town | None in town | Everett High | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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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.