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Douglas vs Sutton vs Tyngsborough
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 most people working from home (22.7%).
Tyngsborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
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 | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207Lowest |
9,452 |
12,550Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6 10% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| 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%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Tyngsborough and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
51.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Tyngsborough 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 |
$129,348±$18kLowest 24% 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 |
$552,500±$34kHighest about the MA average |
| Tyngsborough 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 |
$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338Lowest 6% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
$7,426Highest 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 22 yrs newer than MA |
1981Lowest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 16% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest 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 | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Douglas | Sutton | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | Sutton High School | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
12.6Highest |
11.2 |
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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.