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Millville vs Sutton vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Sheffield has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Millville | Sutton | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
9,452Highest |
3,330 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 15% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
48.2±8Highest 21% above MA |
| Sheffield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Sutton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±4.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sheffield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $127,188±$32k 22% above MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$92,120±$31kLowest 11% below MA |
| Sutton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$409,400±$32kLowest 27% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234 17% below MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,837±$1kHighest 4% above MA |
| Sheffield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327 11% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$4,520Lowest 25% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.2%±21.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Sutton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 10% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
21 minLowest 29% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #180 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #250 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Sutton | Southern Berkshire |
| High school in town | None in town | Sutton High School | Mt Everett Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.