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Millbury vs Calais vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millbury has the most renters (24.6% rent).
Calais has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
Sutton has the highest household income ($147k).
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 | Calais | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961Highest |
1,713Lowest |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 10% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
44.3±2.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Calais and Millbury 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais 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±$13k 47% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$147,125±$25kHighest 82% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19k 35% above U.S. |
$390,300±$36kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$523,100±$47kHighest 57% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$1,190±$401Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Millbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406Lowest 73% above U.S. |
$6,586 111% above U.S. |
$6,763Highest 117% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.5%±24.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Calais and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Sutton 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 | — | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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 |
U.S. 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.