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Guildhall vs Unity vs Sudbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 58).
Sudbury has the most people working from home (13.2%).

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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.

MeasureGuildhallUnitySudbury
People
Population
371Lowest
1,375Highest
679
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-9.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±7.8Lowest
10% above U.S.
58±4.5Highest
49% above U.S.
45.4±4.9
17% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
12%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±7.1
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5
U.S.: 17.2%
34.9%±7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.8%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Unity and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
21.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sudbury and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$87,500±$16kLowest
8% above U.S.
$100,208±$33k
24% above U.S.
Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$276,100±$29kLowest
17% below U.S.
$338,500±$49kHighest
about the U.S. average
Sudbury and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,625±$804Highest
15% above U.S.
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Unity and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625
48% above U.S.
$5,394Highest
73% above U.S.
$4,205Lowest
35% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
35 min
32% above U.S.
50 minHighest
89% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.5%±4
U.S.: 15.1%
13.2%±9.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sudbury and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Unity School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.