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Sutton vs Milford vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Milford has the most renters (34.8% rent).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k 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 | Sutton | Milford | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,452 |
30,431Highest |
8,888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
38.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
20.7%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Milford and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.8% MA: 47.3% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
$96,365±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
| Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
$476,700±$12kLowest 15% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,909±$137Highest 8% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Milford and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,763 13% above MA |
$5,869Lowest about the MA average |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.8%±8.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Milford and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
7.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
65.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Millis 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 | #213 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Sutton | Milford | Millis |
| High school in town | Sutton High School | Milford High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.9 |
10.7Lowest |
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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.