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Sutton vs New Bedford vs Oxford
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 highest household income ($147k).
New Bedford has the most renters (59.7% rent).
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 | New Bedford | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,452Lowest |
100,998Highest |
13,385 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
37±0.8Lowest 8% below MA |
42±2.8 5% above MA |
| Sutton and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.9%±1.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
| New Bedford and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
17%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
29.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±0.5 MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Oxford and New Bedford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$56,981±$3kLowest 45% below MA |
$103,862±$10k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$357,300±$6kLowest 36% below MA |
$374,900±$18k 33% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,190±$401Highest 32% below MA |
$1,137±$26Lowest 35% below MA |
$1,177±$142 33% below MA |
| Sutton and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$4,338Lowest 28% below MA |
$4,622 23% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±24.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±3.2 MA: 51.8% |
57.8%±15.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Oxford and New Bedford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
20.6%Highest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
40.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest about the MA average |
25 minLowest 15% below MA |
28 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
5.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.4%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and Oxford 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 | #263 of 282 in MA | #245 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Sutton | New Bedford · Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical | Oxford |
| High school in town | Sutton High School | New Bedford High | Oxford High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
13.5Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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| 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.