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Boylston vs Clinton vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has the most expensive homes ($579k median).
Clinton has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Sutton has the most homeowners (89.7%).
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 | Boylston | Clinton | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948Lowest |
15,563Highest |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% MA: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3Highest 21% above MA |
38.6±2.7Lowest 4% below MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
| Boylston and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sutton and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Boylston and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.9%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Clinton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,962±$28k 36% above MA |
$89,781±$10kLowest 14% below MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
| Sutton and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $578,600±$47kHighest about the MA average |
$387,300±$19kLowest 31% below MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Boylston and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,032±$350Highest 15% above MA |
$1,402±$76 20% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266Highest 21% above MA |
$4,654Lowest 22% below MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Sutton and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% MA: 10% |
8.6%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% MA: 62.5% |
54.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 8% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.2%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #72 of 282 in MA | #246 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Clinton | Sutton |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | Clinton Senior High | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.6 |
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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.