Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Randolph Town's standout: it has 22 miles of trail. Overall it grades C, ranked 239th of 282 in Massachusetts. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 95% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $587K for a typical one and 5.1 times the Boston metro’s $116K median household income. Randolph Town’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, against 1.8 in Massachusetts’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 27 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns score lower on civic life. Randolph Town has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Ponkapoag Camp of Appalachian Mountain Club and Jonathan Belcher House.
Where Randolph Town beats most towns.
Census counts: 4,741 in 1850, a low of 3,946 in 1890, 34,984 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 8 maps from 1886 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Randolph Town is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Randolph Town. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw11 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
13 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
11 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a year
12 mi GardenBoston CommonFenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boston Common: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Randolph Town, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Randolph Town.
Randolph Town is safe by national standards but not by Massachusetts’s and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Massachusetts; it also has commutes longer than most of Massachusetts.
The biggest place to walk is Blue Hills Reservation, 865 acres with 15.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blue Hills Reservation | 15.7 mi | 865 |
| 2. Powers Farm Community Park | 0.5 mi | 15 |
| 3. Bertha Soule Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Randolph school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Randolph High, with 765 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Community MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 640 | C |
| Randolph HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 765 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 17,227 working residents takes 37 minutes, against 29.1 across Massachusetts.
Most working residents leave Randolph Town for work: only 5% work in town. Randolph Town’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 30 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Randolph Town grew to 8,188 in 2023, 1,029 more than in 2013.
| Randolph Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 9.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Massachusetts it is less healthy than 77% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar. Against the 7,211 U.S. towns with household incomes like Randolph Town’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Randolph Town. Among 279 Massachusetts towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Randolph Town. 29% of adults have obesity in Randolph Town.
| Randolph Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Randolph Town | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 8.5% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.2% | 17% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Randolph Town has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 70 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Randolph Town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Randolph Town’s median rent is $2,103 a month. The typical Randolph Town home is worth about $587,000, up 3% in a year, 10% below the Massachusetts typical home.
| Randolph Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,103 a month | $1,682 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 20.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 76% of Massachusetts’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Randolph Town is 11.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Randolph Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.9 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
46 within 15 miles of the center of Randolph Town
About 9 of every 100 Randolph Town residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Massachusetts.
Where Randolph Town’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Randolph Town on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Randolph Town.
City in Massachusetts, United States
Randolph is a suburban city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the city population was 34,984. Randolph adopted a charter effective January 2010 providing for a council-manager form of government instead of the traditional town meeting. Randolph is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, city forms of government but wish to retain "The town of" in their official names.
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5 towns share a border with Randolph Town.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Quincy (B−) is closest.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Town | #239 | C | D | B− | C− | B+ |
| Braintree Town | #134 | B+ | D | C+ | B+ | A |
| Milton | #25 | A+ | C− | A− | A− | A+ |
| Quincy | #211 | B− | D | C+ | B− | A |
| Holbrook | #165 | B | C | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Avon | #192 | B− | C | C | C− | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Randolph Town grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #239 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades B+ for health, B− for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Massachusetts has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Randolph Town sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
7 notable people were born here, including Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman and Audie Cornish.
