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Millbury vs Sutton vs Windsor Locks

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 kids (20.9% under 18).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).

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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.

MeasureMillburySuttonWindsor Locks
People
Population
13,961Highest
9,452Lowest
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.6±3.1
10% above U.S.
44.3±2.5Highest
14% above U.S.
41.4±2.6Lowest
6% 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%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Millbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
52.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.6%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks 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.
$147,125±$25kHighest
82% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
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.
$523,100±$47kHighest
57% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,623±$232Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,190±$401Lowest
16% below U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
Millbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,406
73% above U.S.
$6,763Highest
117% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.5%±12.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks 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%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1965
15 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
9% above U.S.
30 minHighest
12% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
14.8%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Windsor Locks 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 #109 of 149 in CT
School district Millbury Sutton Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Millbury Junior/Senior High Sutton High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.3
12.6Highest
8.9Lowest
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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.