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Braintree Town vs Sutton vs Billerica
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree Town has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Billerica has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Braintree Town | Sutton | Billerica |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,899 |
9,452Lowest |
42,003Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.2Lowest 3% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
43.3±1.6 8% 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 | 20.6%±1.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
18%±1.8Lowest 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+ | 17.6%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
18%±1.5 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+ | 47.5% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.3 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 | $122,214±$10kLowest 18% above MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
$148,200±$8kHighest 43% 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 | $656,800±$14kHighest 17% above MA |
$523,100±$47kLowest 7% below MA |
$612,000±$13k 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,024±$195 15% above MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$2,282±$173Highest 30% 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 | $5,436Lowest 9% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$6,358 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±7.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
42.3%±8.9Lowest 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 | 5.9%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 12% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
27 minLowest 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 18.2%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±3.3 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 | #84 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #146 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Braintree | Sutton | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Braintree High | Sutton High School | Billerica Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.7Highest |
12.6Lowest |
14.1 |
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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.