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Millville vs Sutton vs Plympton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the most renters (13.1% rent).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Plympton has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Millville | Sutton | Plympton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Highest |
2,239Lowest |
2,935 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2Lowest 18% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
46.4±4.2 19% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plympton 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton 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 58% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$126,736±$20kLowest 57% above U.S. |
| 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 34% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234 4% above U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$555±$148Lowest 61% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$6,628 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.8%±40.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plympton 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plympton 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 | #180 of 282 in MA | — | #110 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Kearsarge Regional School District | Plympton |
| High school in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.