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Auburn vs Sutton vs Millville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Millville has the oldest population (median age 46).
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.
| Measure | Auburn | Sutton | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,970Highest |
9,452 |
3,160Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±1.6 12% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
46±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
| Millville and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Auburn and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Auburn and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Auburn and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,711±$10kLowest 12% above MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$127,188±$32k 22% above MA |
| Sutton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$16kLowest 29% below MA |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,467±$155 17% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,468±$234Highest 17% below MA |
| Millville and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,289Lowest 12% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$5,327 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Auburn and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.1%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #106 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Auburn | Sutton | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Auburn Senior High | Sutton High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.