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Hudson vs Sutton vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most renters (32% rent).
Sutton has the highest household income ($147k).
Plainville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.3%).
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 | Hudson | Sutton | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,719Highest |
9,452Lowest |
9,943 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
43.2±3.6Lowest 8% above MA |
| Sutton and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Sutton and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainville and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainville and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,524±$9kLowest 13% below MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$104,106±$13k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,300±$15kLowest 16% below MA |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$476,000±$35k 15% below MA |
| Sutton and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,397±$83 21% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,977±$197Highest 12% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,597 10% above MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$5,329Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
53.8%±13.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Plainville and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 4% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 18.3%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.9%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #102 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Sutton | Plainville |
| High school in town | — | Sutton High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.