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Newfields vs Sutton vs Millbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
Millbury has the most renters (24.6% rent).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsSuttonMillbury
People
Population
2,023Lowest
9,452
13,961Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
44.3±2.5Highest
14% above U.S.
42.6±3.1Lowest
10% above U.S.
Sutton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Millbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Millbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
52.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
36.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$147,125±$25k
82% above U.S.
$118,790±$13kLowest
47% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$523,100±$47k
57% above U.S.
$450,100±$19kLowest
35% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,190±$401Lowest
16% below U.S.
$1,623±$232
15% above U.S.
Newfields and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$6,763
117% above U.S.
$5,406Lowest
73% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.5%±12.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Sutton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
75.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
30 minHighest
12% above U.S.
29 min
9% above U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Newfields 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 #202 of 282 in MA
School district Newfields School District Sutton Millbury
High school in town None in town Sutton High School Millbury Junior/Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.6Highest
11.3Lowest
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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.