Compare towns
Raynham vs Lancaster 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%).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Raynham Center has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
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 | Lancaster | Raynham Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,505Highest |
8,606 |
4,841Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.5 7% above MA |
43.1±4.9Highest 8% above MA |
39±3.7Lowest about the MA average |
| Lancaster and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.9%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Raynham Center and Raynham 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% |
19.9%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Lancaster 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Raynham and Lancaster 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 |
$134,833±$27kHighest 30% above MA |
$132,382±$14k 27% above MA |
| Lancaster 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±$29k 7% below MA |
$519,100±$60kLowest 8% 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 |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$1,776±$39 about the MA average |
| Lancaster and Raynham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,752 13% above MA |
$7,235Highest 21% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±13.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7 MA: 51.8% |
74.4%±32.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham Center and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
11%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% MA: 62.5% |
85.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 25% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #190 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Nashoba | — |
| 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.