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Sutton vs New Salem vs Millbury
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 Salem has the oldest population (median age 55.6).
Millbury has the most renters (24.6% 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 Salem | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,452 |
1,054Lowest |
13,961Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
55.6±2.4Highest 39% above MA |
42.6±3.1Lowest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
14.5%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Millbury 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% |
23.7%±6.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| New Salem and Millbury 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% |
35.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury 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±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$79,688±$19kLowest 23% below MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
| Sutton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$359,000±$40kLowest 36% below MA |
$450,100±$19k 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,194±$88 32% below MA |
$1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$4,509Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,406 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
86.7%±25.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| New Salem and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
9.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest about the MA average |
23 minLowest 20% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.4%±8 MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton and New Salem 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 | — | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Sutton | — | Millbury |
| High school in town | Sutton High School | — | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
— | 11.3Lowest |
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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.