Raynham ranks #20 in Massachusetts for new homes
Raynham is ranked on 39 lists against the 284 Massachusetts towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Raynham does best on
Each list ranks every MA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Raynham marked.
Raynham lands in the top half on 6 of 25 lists
Each dot is Raynham’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MA, the right end is last. Areas where Raynham does best come first.
Less snow than 93% of Massachusetts
Not better or worse, just Raynham’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for growth
Lists where Raynham sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Raynham out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Raynham lands in every MA ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Edgartown · 62.9%
#233
Most new homes#1 Nantucket · 17.4 per 1,000
#20
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Orange · +69.9%
#156
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Malden · 83.1 per home
#43 
Health
D Healthiest#1 Dover · 100 / 100 #218
Lowest obesity#1 Amherst Town · 19%
#190
Fewest smokers#1 Lexington · 6%
#229
D
Most active#1 Dover · 12%
#204
Fewest uninsured#1 Manchester-by-the-Sea · 2%
#116
Lowest depression#1 Lexington · 20%
#48
Closest to a top hospital#1 Milford · 0.0 mi
#229 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 North Adams · 1.9 yrs
#136
Cheapest rent#1 Plympton · $555/mo
#151
D
Lowest property tax#1 Dennis · $2,877/yr
#182
Rent easiest to afford#1 Uxbridge · 25.6%
People
Most educated#1 Wellesley · 89%
#194
Youngest#1 Amherst Town · 21.4
#127
Oldest#1 Orleans · 64.7
#161
Most residents 65+#1 Orleans · 49.3%
#133
Most kids#1 Hopkinton · 29.5%
#133 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Provincetown · 27.5 per resident
#194
Most library borrowing#1 West Tisbury · 34.6 per resident
#184
Best libraries for kids#1 West Tisbury · 115.2 per child
#174 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Provincetown · 68.4%
#240
Most trails#1 Stoneham · 5.9 mi / sq mi
#280
Most walkable#1 Somerville · 306 / sq mi
#168 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Edgartown · 11.5 min
#267 
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.