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Ipswich vs Millbury vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ipswich has the most expensive homes ($745k median).
Millbury has the most affordable homes ($450k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Ipswich | Millbury | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,930 |
13,961Highest |
9,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.2±3.5Highest 18% above MA |
42.6±3.1Lowest 7% above MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
| Ipswich and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Millbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ipswich and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $138,750±$16k 33% above MA |
$118,790±$13kLowest 14% above MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
| Sutton and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $745,400±$40kHighest 33% above MA |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,598±$90 9% below MA |
$1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
| Millbury and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,960Highest 33% above MA |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±12.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Ipswich and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.4% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Ipswich 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 | #101 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Ipswich | Millbury | Sutton |
| High school in town | Ipswich High | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
11.3 |
12.6Highest |
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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.