Best PlacesRandolph, VT 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. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Randolph ranks 5,004th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit 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
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
Where Randolph ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,512 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Randolph
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Randolph home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,948, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 1.62%, 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, and households here run smaller than average.
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 retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Randolph
Randolph has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of towns. That 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 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 21° | 12° |
| April | 55° | 42° | 31° |
| July | 82° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 61° | 49° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Randolph
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Randolph
Schools across Randolph average an A−, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bernice A. Ray SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Braintree SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Lyme Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frances C. Richmond SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
Top high schools
- Hanover High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Randolph Union High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Woodsville High SchoolD+ · 24% 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 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Randolph
Is Randolph a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Randolph ranks 5,004th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, clean air, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. 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 $252,625. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $78,948 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Randolph safe?
Yes, Randolph is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare Randolph with other towns
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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