What stands out worked out from the figures below

Medway has the shortest commute (27 min average).

Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).

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	Medway	Sumner
People
Population	996Highest	845Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-12%Lowest ME: +2.6%	+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	55.3±12Lowest 23% above ME	56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME
	Sumner and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.3%±8.4Highest ME: 18.1%	17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Medway and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4%	29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4%
	Sumner and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	4.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%	15.4%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8%	1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Medway and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$55,982±$11kLowest 25% below ME	$57,750±$19kHighest 23% below ME
	Sumner and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$100,400±$29kLowest 66% below ME	$150,000±$73kHighest 49% below ME
	Sumner and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$825±$275 28% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,113Lowest 63% below ME	$2,167Highest 29% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.4%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	100%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Sumner and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.4%Highest ME: 10.7%	5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.4%Highest ME: 74.3%	91.1%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME	1977Highest same as ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 9% above ME	42 minHighest 72% above ME
Work from home	6.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9%	18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9%
	Sumner and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Medway Public Schools	RSU 10
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

ME 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.