Compare towns
Millbury vs Mendon vs Sutton vs Oxford
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).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Oxford has the most affordable homes ($375k 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 | Millbury | Mendon | Sutton | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 13,961Highest |
6,325Lowest |
9,452 |
13,385 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
-2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
42±2.8Lowest 5% 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 | 20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Oxford 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% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.7 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% MA: 47.3% |
46.9% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Oxford 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 14% above MA |
$132,256±$33k 27% above MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$103,862±$10kLowest about the MA average |
| Sutton and Mendon 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 |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
$374,900±$18kLowest 33% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,190±$401 32% below MA |
$1,177±$142Lowest 33% below MA |
| Mendon and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406 10% below MA |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
$4,622Lowest 23% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
57.8%±15.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.4%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Oxford 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #245 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Mendon-Upton | Sutton | Oxford |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | None in town | Sutton High School | Oxford High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
— | 12.6Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.