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Millbury vs Sutton vs Washington
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).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Washington has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
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 | Sutton | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961Highest |
9,452 |
526Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-8.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1Lowest 7% above MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
56.5±7.7Highest 41% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Millbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.4%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury and Sutton 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 |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$95,278±$12kLowest 8% below 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 |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$370,700±$32kLowest 34% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
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| 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 |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$4,381Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Sutton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7% MA: 62.5% |
92.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.9%±10.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #202 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Millbury | Sutton | — |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | 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.