Compare towns
Raynham vs Lawrence 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 people working from home (11.8%).
Lawrence has the most renters (71.9% rent).
Raynham Center has the highest household income ($132k).
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 | Lawrence | Raynham Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,505 |
88,736Highest |
4,841Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.1% MA: +7.4% |
+16.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.5Highest 7% above MA |
32.6±0.9Lowest 19% below MA |
39±3.7 about the MA average |
| Raynham and Raynham Center 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% |
26.3%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
23.9%±5.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Lawrence and Raynham Center 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% |
10.5%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±3 MA: 17.9% |
| Raynham and Raynham Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% MA: 47.3% |
16.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Lawrence 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 |
$60,433±$3kLowest 42% below 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 |
$415,200±$23kLowest 26% 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±$74 about the MA average |
$1,662±$50Lowest 6% below MA |
$1,776±$39Highest 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. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,752Highest 13% above MA |
$3,422Lowest 43% below MA |
$6,654 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±13.4 MA: 51.8% |
60.6%±3.6Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
17.6%Highest MA: 10% |
11% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
28.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
70.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 25% above MA |
23 minLowest 21% below MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8%±6 MA: 18.6% |
| Raynham and Raynham Center 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 | #278 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Lawrence | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Lawrence High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.6 |
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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.