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Douglas vs Sutton vs Wellfleet
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).
Wellfleet has grown the fastest since 2010 (+29.7%).
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 | Wellfleet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207 |
9,452Highest |
4,404Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+29.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6Lowest 10% above MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
58.4±4.1Highest 46% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
14.4%±5.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas and Sutton 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%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
35.3%±5.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
64.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Douglas and Sutton 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 |
$117,938±$27kLowest 13% 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 |
$855,300±$70kHighest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697 15% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,563±$597Highest 11% below MA |
| Wellfleet 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 |
$4,862Lowest 19% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
28.6%±23.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Sutton and Douglas 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% |
9.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.7%±7.4Lowest 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 | — |
| School district | Douglas | Sutton | Wellfleet |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | Sutton High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.