Compare towns
Raynham vs Worcester vs Taunton
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).
Worcester has the most renters (57.2% rent).
Taunton has the most kids (21.6% 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 | Worcester | Taunton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,505Lowest |
207,055Highest |
60,433 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.1% MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.5Highest 7% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
38.9±1.3 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Taunton and Raynham 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% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15%±1.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.2% MA: 47.3% |
23.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,012±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$79,283±$7k 24% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $524,400±$29kHighest 7% below MA |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$422,800±$9k 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,749±$74Highest about the MA average |
$1,487±$38 16% below MA |
$1,324±$86Lowest 25% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,752Highest 13% above MA |
$4,733 21% below MA |
$4,344Lowest 28% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.8%±5.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham and Taunton 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% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
13% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
62.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 25% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1 MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Raynham and Worcester 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 | #266 of 282 in MA | #253 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton |
| High school in town | None in town | South High Community | Taunton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Lowest |
16.6Highest |
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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.