What stands out worked out from the figures below

Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).

Sudbury has the highest household income ($236k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Framingham	Sudbury
People
Population	72,399Highest	19,306Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.9%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA	42.3±2.1Highest 6% above MA
Kids under 18	21.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 19.4%	28.5%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9%	15.5%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9%
	Sudbury and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.7%Lowest MA: 47.3%	83.3%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.5%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9%	4.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Framingham and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,419±$6kLowest 3% above MA	$236,250±$17kHighest 127% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$627,300±$10kLowest 12% above MA	$988,900±$42kHighest 76% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,033±$57Highest 15% above MA	$1,445±$895Lowest 18% below MA
	Framingham and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,884Lowest 15% above MA	$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53.4%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8%	44.8%±12.1Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Framingham and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.4%Highest MA: 10%	3%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	54.8%Lowest MA: 62.5%	89.9%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA	1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 4% above MA	35 minHighest 19% above MA
Work from home	19.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6%	33%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#229 of 282 in MA	#15 of 282 in MA
School district	Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical	Lincoln-Sudbury · Sudbury
High school in town	Framingham High School	Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school	12.7Highest	11.3Lowest
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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.