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Sullivan vs Roxbury vs Wilder

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sullivan has the highest household income ($107k).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($323k median).
Wilder has the most people working from home (12.6%).

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.

MeasureSullivanRoxburyWilder
People
Population
687
299Lowest
3,087Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+81.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.6±6.5Highest
20% above U.S.
43.2±17.7Lowest
11% above U.S.
45.5±8.9
17% above U.S.
Sullivan and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.3%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±11.5
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Sullivan and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.5%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±10.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Wilder and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
60.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.1%±3.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$106,667±$20kHighest
32% above U.S.
$69,226±$14kLowest
14% below U.S.
$75,143±$9k
7% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$236,500±$29kLowest
29% below U.S.
$323,100±$219kHighest
about the U.S. average
$273,200±$18k
18% below U.S.
Roxbury and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,225±$275Highest
13% below U.S.
—
$1,142±$451Lowest
19% below U.S.
Sullivan and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,099Lowest
63% above U.S.
$5,787Highest
86% above U.S.
$5,505
76% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±84.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
39.9%±17.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Sullivan and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
62.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
21 min
21% below U.S.
17 minLowest
37% below U.S.
Work from home
4.2%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.6%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Wilder and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.