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Millbury vs Ashburnham vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millbury has the most renters (24.6% rent).
Ashburnham has the most affordable homes ($391k 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 | Millbury | Ashburnham | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961Highest |
6,415Lowest |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% MA: +7.4% |
+3.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
40.7±6.3Lowest about the MA average |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Sutton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
22.6%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ashburnham and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ashburnham and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,790±$13kLowest 14% above MA |
$118,809±$11k 14% above MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
| Sutton and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19k 20% below MA |
$390,700±$34kLowest 30% below MA |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$1,807±$1kHighest about the MA average |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
| Ashburnham and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
$6,046 about the MA average |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Ashburnham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Ashburnham 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 | #202 of 282 in MA | #178 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Ashburnham-Westminster | Sutton |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | None in town | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 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.