Compare towns
Millbury vs Upton vs Webster vs Sutton
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 shortest commute (29 min average).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Sutton has the most homeowners (89.7%).
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 | Upton | Webster | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 13,961 |
8,189Lowest |
17,748Highest |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
| Upton and Sutton 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% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton 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 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton 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% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster 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 14% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
| Upton and Sutton 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 |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Upton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,228±$81 30% below MA |
$1,190±$401 32% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406 10% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4% MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Webster | Sutton |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Blackstone Valley | Bartlett High School | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
11.2Lowest |
11.6 |
12.6Highest |
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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.