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Sturbridge vs Beverly vs Sturbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sturbridge has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Beverly has the most expensive homes ($650k median).
Sturbridge has the most affordable homes ($418k 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 | Sturbridge | Beverly | Sturbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,960 |
42,665Highest |
2,443Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.2±2.6 18% above MA |
39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
47.8±6.8Highest 20% above MA |
| Sturbridge and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±4.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Sturbridge and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±7.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Sturbridge and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.4% MA: 47.3% |
55.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.9%±3.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $136,759±$15kHighest 32% above MA |
$106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$131,568±$34k 27% above MA |
| Sturbridge and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,800±$18k 24% below MA |
$650,300±$13kHighest 16% above MA |
$418,400±$29kLowest 26% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$398Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,771±$106 about the MA average |
$2,009±$225Highest 14% above MA |
| Sturbridge and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,520 9% above MA |
$6,836Highest 14% above MA |
$6,410Lowest 7% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±17.7 MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.1%±19.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Beverly and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% MA: 10% |
9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
30 minLowest 3% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.8%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
22.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
14%±9.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Beverly and Sturbridge 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 | #89 of 282 in MA | #144 of 282 in MA | #89 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Sturbridge · Tantasqua | Beverly | — |
| High school in town | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | Beverly High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.