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Peabody vs Sutton vs Leominster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peabody has the most expensive homes ($596k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Leominster has the most affordable homes ($380k median).
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 | Peabody | Sutton | Leominster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54,695Highest |
9,452Lowest |
43,909 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.4Highest 13% above MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
43.3±2.2Lowest 8% above MA |
| Peabody and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Sutton and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.3%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
33.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Leominster and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,657±$4k 7% below MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$83,816±$7kLowest 19% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $596,200±$12kHighest 6% above MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
$380,400±$14kLowest 32% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,950±$99Highest 11% above MA |
$1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,354±$50 23% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,065Lowest 15% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$5,256 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.9%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Peabody and Leominster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
26 min 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.9%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #228 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA | #233 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Peabody | Sutton | Leominster |
| High school in town | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | Sutton High School | Leominster High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
12.6Highest |
10.6 |
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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.