Best PlacesRandolph, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Randolph, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Randolph ranks 1,198th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Randolph
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Randolph's strengths and weaknesses
Where Randolph ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of cities
- TransitBetter than 80% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 76% of cities
Where Randolph ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,403 a month, better than only 1% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Short commute36.8 minutes each way, better than only 3% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Randolph
A household needs to earn about $136,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Randolph home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $114,237, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Randolph's effective rate of 1.08%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Randolph
Randolph runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Randolph.
Who works in Randolph, and how
Work in Randolph centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Randolph
Randolph has more parkland per resident than 85% of cities and more late-night spots per resident than 65% of cities. The coast is about 22 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Randolph and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Randolph, month by month
Randolph sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Randolph
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 13 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Randolph
Schools across Randolph average a C−, better than 17% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Cunningham SchoolA · 64% proficient
- HighlandsA− · 61% proficient
- Margaret L DonovanC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Charles S Pierce MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- South Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- O'donnell Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Milton HighA · 76% proficient
- Braintree HighA · 68% proficient
- Stoughton HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Randolph school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Randolph measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Randolph against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Randolph suits
Families
Schools land around the 17th percentile and crime safety beats 76%.
Common questions about living in Randolph
Is Randolph a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Randolph ranks 1,198th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, few empty homes, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Randolph expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $500,174. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $114,237 median income, cost of living beats 51% of cities.
Is Randolph safe?
Yes, Randolph is safer than 76% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Randolph?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 22. That works out to about 61 pleasant days a year, more than 9% of cities.
Is Randolph good for families?
Schools beat 17% of cities, crime safety beats 76%, and childcare runs $2,403 a month.
Compare Randolph with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Randolph. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Randolph represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Randolph detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Randolph: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Randolph: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Randolph: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Randolph: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Randolph detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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