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Douglas vs Sutton vs Lakeville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Douglas has the most affordable homes ($471k median).
Sutton has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Lakeville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Douglas | Sutton | Lakeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207Lowest |
9,452 |
11,944Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6 10% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
43.8±1.9Lowest 9% above MA |
| Sutton and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±2.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas and Lakeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.3%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Lakeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Lakeville and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
$133,984±$11kLowest 29% above MA |
| Douglas and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,600±$29kLowest 16% below MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
$565,900±$27kHighest about the MA average |
| Lakeville and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697 15% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,884±$466Highest 7% above MA |
| Lakeville and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338 6% above MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$5,536Lowest 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
57.5%±18.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Lakeville and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1981Lowest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1984 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 16% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.2%±5.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Douglas 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #96 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Douglas | Sutton | Freetown-Lakeville |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | Sutton High School | Apponequet Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
12.6Highest |
10.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.