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Sutton vs Millis vs Hingham
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 affordable homes ($523k median).
Millis has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Hingham has the most expensive homes ($1134k 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 | Millis | Hingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,452 |
8,888Lowest |
24,283Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
48.4±2.4Highest 21% above MA |
| Hingham and Millis 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% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Hingham 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% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hingham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest 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±$25kLowest 42% above MA |
$155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
| Hingham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $523,100±$47kLowest 7% below MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$2,465±$603Highest 40% above MA |
| Hingham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,763Lowest 13% above MA |
$9,344 56% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hingham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 5% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #105 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Sutton | Millis | Hingham |
| High school in town | Sutton High School | Millis High School | Hingham High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
10.7Lowest |
12.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.