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Billerica vs Sutton vs Braintree Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Billerica has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Braintree Town has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Billerica | Sutton | Braintree Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,003Highest |
9,452Lowest |
38,899 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.6 8% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
41.3±1.2Lowest 3% above MA |
| Sutton and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
20.6%±1.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Braintree Town and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.5 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
47.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.5%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Braintree Town and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,200±$8kHighest 43% above MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
$122,214±$10kLowest 18% above MA |
| Billerica and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $612,000±$13k 9% above MA |
$523,100±$47kLowest 7% below MA |
$656,800±$14kHighest 17% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,282±$173Highest 30% above MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$2,024±$195 15% above MA |
| Billerica and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,358 6% above MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$5,436Lowest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±8.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
52.9%±7.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Braintree Town and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
5.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
77.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 8% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
33 minHighest 12% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.5%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.2%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Billerica 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 | #146 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #84 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Sutton | Braintree |
| High school in town | Billerica Memorial High School | Sutton High School | Braintree High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1 |
12.6Lowest |
15.7Highest |
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| 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.