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Millis vs Brunswick vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Brunswick has the most affordable homes ($376k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Millis | Brunswick | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888Lowest |
22,336Highest |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
40±2.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.3±2.5 14% above U.S. |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
52.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.3%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$74,952±$6kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$147,125±$25k 82% above U.S. |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$376,300±$15kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$523,100±$47k 57% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,469±$99 4% above U.S. |
$1,190±$401Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Millis and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$4,756Lowest 52% above U.S. |
$6,763 117% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±8.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sutton and Brunswick 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | #30 of 133 in ME | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Sutton |
| High school in town | Millis High School | Brunswick High School | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
10.9 |
12.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.