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Dover vs Sutton vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most expensive homes ($1340k median).
Sutton has the most affordable homes ($523k median).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
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 | Dover | Sutton | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,930Lowest |
9,452Highest |
8,888 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.9±2.3 12% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Millis and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 84.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$147,125±$25kLowest 42% above MA |
$155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,340,300±$117kHighest 138% above MA |
$523,100±$47kLowest 7% below MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,917±$2kHighest 66% above MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Dover and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,763Lowest 13% above MA |
$9,344 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.7% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 19% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 34.2%±6.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | Sutton | Millis |
| High school in town | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | Sutton High School | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
12.6Highest |
10.7 |
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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.