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Milford vs Sutton vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milford has the most renters (37.8% rent).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
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 | Milford | Sutton | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,731Highest |
9,452 |
8,888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.5±1.5Lowest 4% below MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Milford and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,310±$5kLowest 10% below MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $464,700±$12kLowest 17% below MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,889±$133Highest 7% above MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Milford and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,664Lowest 5% below MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±8.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Milford and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 13%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Millis 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 | #213 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Sutton | Millis |
| High school in town | — | Sutton High School | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.