Needham vs Randolph Town

A side-by-side comparison of Needham and Randolph Town: population, income, housing, and more.

Needham and Randolph Town are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Randolph Town has the higher population (34,683 vs 32,059 in Needham). Needham has the higher median household income ($212,241 vs $103,129 in Randolph Town). Needham has the higher median home value ($1,146,000 vs $463,500 in Randolph Town).

Population, income & housing

	Needham	Randolph Town
Population	32,059	34,683
Median age	43.0 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$212,241	$103,129
Median home value	$1,146,000	$463,500
Median gross rent	$2,412	$2,049
Housing units	11,754	13,064
Homeownership rate	84.3%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.8%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Needham	Randolph Town
Population	30,970 → 32,059 (+3.5%)	34,064 → 34,683 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$165,547 → $212,241 (+28.2%)	$82,510 → $103,129 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$855,300 → $1,146,000 (+34.0%)	$331,300 → $463,500 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,483 → $2,412 (+62.6%)	$1,507 → $2,049 (+36.0%)

Needham

Population

30,97032,059

Median household income

$165,547$212,241

Median home value

$855,300$1,146,000

Median gross rent

$1,483$2,412

Randolph Town

Population

34,06434,683

Median household income

$82,510$103,129

Median home value

$331,300$463,500

Median gross rent

$1,507$2,049

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Needham	Randolph Town
Under 5	4.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	23.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	4.8%	15.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.3%	10.3%
75 and over	8.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Needham	Randolph Town
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	27.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	40.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.5%	12.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Needham	Randolph Town
No high school diploma	2.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	7.0%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	9.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	51.2%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Needham	Randolph Town
Drove alone	57.5%	66.5%
Carpooled	3.8%	6.3%
Public transit	7.6%	8.8%
Walked	1.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	28.8%	13.6%
Other means	0.3%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Needham	Randolph Town
1-unit, detached	77.3%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	12.4%
20 or more units	11.1%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Needham	Randolph Town
Poverty rate	3.8%	7.4%
Average household size	2.75	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1964	1967