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Billerica vs Sutton vs Wilmington
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 most renters (20.6% rent).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Wilmington has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Wilmington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,003Highest |
9,452Lowest |
23,336 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.6 8% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
42.3±2.2Lowest 6% 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% |
23.1%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Wilmington 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% |
15.6%±1.8Lowest 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% |
50.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Billerica and Wilmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,200±$8k 43% above MA |
$147,125±$25kLowest 42% above MA |
$168,152±$19kHighest 62% above MA |
| Wilmington and Billerica 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 |
$680,500±$19kHighest 21% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,282±$173 30% above MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$2,394±$328Highest 36% above MA |
| Wilmington and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,358Lowest 6% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
$7,704Highest 29% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±8.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
60.9%±2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Wilmington and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
88.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 8% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.5%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±2.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Wilmington 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 | #73 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Sutton | — |
| High school in town | Billerica Memorial High School | Sutton High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1Highest |
12.6Lowest |
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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.