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Raynham vs Needham 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%).
Needham has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Raynham Center has the most renters (29.5% rent).
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 | Needham | Raynham Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,505 |
32,459Highest |
4,841Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+11.1% MA: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.5 7% above MA |
43.1±1.6Highest 8% above MA |
39±3.7Lowest about the MA average |
| Needham and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
27.5%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
23.9%±5.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Needham 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% |
17.7%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Raynham and Needham 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% |
81.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Needham 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 |
$214,308±$13kHighest 106% above MA |
$132,382±$14k 27% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $524,400±$29kLowest 7% below MA |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 111% above MA |
$547,700±$56k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,749±$74Lowest about the MA average |
$2,409±$183Highest 37% above MA |
$1,776±$39 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,752 13% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±13.4 MA: 51.8% |
55.9%±8.5Lowest 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% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
11%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% MA: 62.5% |
83.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 25% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
32.4%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #190 of 282 in MA | #19 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Needham | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Needham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.