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Brockton vs Sutton vs Haverhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brockton has the most kids (25.3% under 18).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Haverhill 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 | Brockton | Sutton | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 105,386Highest |
9,452Lowest |
67,698 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.7±0.8Lowest 8% below MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
39.4±1.1 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 25.3%±1Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,115±$3kLowest 23% below MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$88,326±$4k 15% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,500±$8kLowest 22% below MA |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$453,900±$9k 19% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,641±$52 7% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,668±$49Highest 5% below MA |
| Haverhill and Brockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,820 20% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$4,772Lowest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±4.2 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.2%±5.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Haverhill and Brockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 8% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 6.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±1.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #279 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #243 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brockton | Sutton | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Brockton High | Sutton High School | Haverhill High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.0Highest |
12.6 |
12.5Lowest |
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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.