Compare towns
Gloucester vs Millis vs Sutton vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gloucester has the most renters (36.1% rent).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Sutton has the most affordable homes ($523k median).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Gloucester | Millis | Sutton | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 30,075Highest |
8,888 |
9,452 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.2±2.3Highest 26% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
| Gloucester and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Gloucester and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $83,883±$6kLowest 19% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,600±$18k 7% above MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$523,100±$47kLowest 7% below MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
| Millis and Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,411±$94 20% below MA |
$1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$1,190±$401 32% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Millis and Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,152Lowest about the MA average |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±7.1 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 18% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Sutton 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 | #164 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Gloucester | Millis | Sutton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Gloucester High | Millis High School | Sutton High School | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
10.7 |
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.