Compare towns
Mendon vs Southampton vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Southampton has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Mendon | Southampton | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325 |
6,230Lowest |
9,452Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
43.4±3.5Lowest 9% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Sutton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Southampton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9% MA: 47.3% |
41.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33k 27% above MA |
$123,125±$23kLowest 18% above MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
| Sutton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$452,300±$25kLowest 20% below MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
— | $1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$5,470Lowest 9% below MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1983 19 yrs newer than MA |
1981Lowest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 4% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Mendon 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #205 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | Southampton | Sutton |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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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.