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Millis-Clicquot vs Sutton vs Upton vs Boylston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millis-Clicquot has the most renters (24.2% rent).
Sutton has the most affordable homes ($523k median).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Boylston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Millis-Clicquot | Sutton | Upton | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,437Lowest |
9,452Highest |
8,189 |
4,948 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±4.9 14% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
48.2±2.3Highest 21% above MA |
| Boylston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±6 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
22%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Boylston and Millis-Clicquot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis-Clicquot and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $146,853±$14k 41% above MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$140,962±$28kLowest 36% 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 | $545,600±$50k about the MA average |
$523,100±$47kLowest 7% below MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$578,600±$47kHighest about the MA average |
| Boylston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,820±$296 3% above MA |
$1,190±$401 32% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,032±$350Highest 15% above MA |
| Boylston and Millis-Clicquot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,581Highest 43% above MA |
$6,763Lowest 13% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$7,266 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.3%±17 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±16.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Millis-Clicquot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
79.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
27 minLowest 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±5.3 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 | — | #105 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Sutton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | — | Sutton High School | Blackstone Valley | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
11.2 |
11.1Lowest |
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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.