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Millbury vs Woonsocket vs Sutton vs Raynham

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 shortest commute (29 min average).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Raynham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.1%).

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.

MeasureMillburyWoonsocketSuttonRaynham
People
Population
13,961
43,521Highest
9,452Lowest
15,505
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+13.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±3.1
10% above U.S.
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
44.3±2.5Highest
14% above U.S.
42.9±1.5
10% above U.S.
Sutton and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.9%±3
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.4%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket 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
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Millbury and Raynham 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%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.6%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Woonsocket 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.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$147,125±$25kHighest
82% above U.S.
$124,012±$16k
54% above U.S.
Sutton and Raynham 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.
$311,000±$15kLowest
7% below U.S.
$523,100±$47k
57% above U.S.
$524,400±$29kHighest
58% above U.S.
Raynham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,623±$232
15% above U.S.
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,190±$401
16% below U.S.
$1,749±$74Highest
24% above U.S.
Raynham and Millbury 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.
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$6,763Highest
117% above U.S.
$6,752
116% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.5%±12.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4
U.S.: 51.1%
67.1%±13.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Raynham 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%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1965
15 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
9% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
36 minHighest
38% above U.S.
Work from home
14.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #202 of 282 in MA #37 of 38 in RI #105 of 282 in MA #190 of 282 in MA
School district Millbury RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Sutton Bridgewater-Raynham
High school in town Millbury Junior/Senior High Woonsocket High School Sutton High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.3Lowest
15.2Highest
12.6
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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.