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Acushnet vs Sutton vs Uxbridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Acushnet has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Uxbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureAcushnetSuttonUxbridge
People
Population
10,624
9,452Lowest
14,473Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.5%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+4.4%
MA: +7.4%
+5.2%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
46±2.8Highest
15% above MA
44.3±2.5
11% above MA
41.7±2.8Lowest
4% above MA
Acushnet and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.3%±3.9Highest
MA: 19.4%
19.6%±3.3
MA: 19.4%
19.5%±3.4Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Acushnet and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.9%±3.7Highest
MA: 17.9%
18.8%±3.2
MA: 17.9%
17.1%±2.5Lowest
MA: 17.9%
Acushnet and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.4%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
52.8%Highest
MA: 47.3%
38%
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.6Lowest
MA: 7.9%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
MA: 7.9%
4.2%±1.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
Uxbridge and Acushnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,503±$9kLowest
14% below MA
$147,125±$25kHighest
42% above MA
$124,725±$7k
20% above MA
Sutton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$436,400±$34kLowest
22% below MA
$523,100±$47kHighest
7% below MA
$441,100±$25k
22% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,170±$354Lowest
34% below MA
$1,190±$401
32% below MA
$1,555±$265Highest
12% below MA
Uxbridge and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,647Lowest
22% below MA
$6,763Highest
13% above MA
$5,836
about the MA average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.4%±15.3Highest
MA: 51.8%
47.5%±24.4
MA: 51.8%
25.6%±5.5Lowest
MA: 51.8%
Acushnet and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%Highest
MA: 10%
5.8%
MA: 10%
3.6%Lowest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.3%
MA: 62.5%
89.7%Highest
MA: 62.5%
79.9%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
4 yrs newer than MA
1981Highest
17 yrs newer than MA
1976
12 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
4% below MA
30 min
about the MA average
37 minHighest
26% above MA
Work from home
10.3%±3.6Lowest
MA: 18.6%
22.7%±4.1Highest
MA: 18.6%
15.9%±3.8
MA: 18.6%
Sutton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #118 of 282 in MA #105 of 282 in MA #183 of 282 in MA
School district Acushnet Sutton Uxbridge
High school in town None in town Sutton High School Uxbridge High
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.6Highest
11.6Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.