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Millbury vs New Bedford vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Bedford has the most renters (59.7% rent).
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 | New Bedford | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961 |
100,998Highest |
9,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
37±0.8Lowest 8% below MA |
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% |
23.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| New Bedford 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% |
15.4%±0.9Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
17%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury and New Bedford 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 |
$56,981±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
| 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 20% below MA |
$357,300±$6kLowest 36% below MA |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$1,137±$26Lowest 35% below MA |
$1,190±$401 32% below MA |
| Millbury and Sutton 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 |
$4,338Lowest 28% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±3.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| New Bedford 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% |
20.6%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4% MA: 62.5% |
40.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
25 minLowest 15% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
5.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #202 of 282 in MA | #263 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | New Bedford · Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical | Sutton |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | New Bedford High | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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.