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Sutton vs Uxbridge vs Danvers

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%).
Uxbridge has the most affordable homes ($441k median).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k 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.

MeasureSuttonUxbridgeDanvers
People
Population
9,452Lowest
14,473
28,098Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.4%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+5.2%
MA: +7.4%
+6%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.3±2.5
11% above MA
41.7±2.8Lowest
4% above MA
45.3±3Highest
13% above MA
Danvers and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.6%±3.3Highest
MA: 19.4%
19.5%±3.4
MA: 19.4%
17.2%±2Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Sutton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.8%±3.2
MA: 17.9%
17.1%±2.5Lowest
MA: 17.9%
22.6%±2.2Highest
MA: 17.9%
Danvers 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%Highest
MA: 47.3%
38%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
48.4%
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.8Lowest
MA: 7.9%
4.2%±1.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
4%±1.3
MA: 7.9%
Uxbridge and Danvers 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
$124,725±$7kLowest
20% above MA
$125,395±$10k
21% above MA
Sutton and Danvers 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
$441,100±$25kLowest
22% below MA
$644,200±$23kHighest
15% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,190±$401Lowest
32% below MA
$1,555±$265
12% below MA
$2,076±$192Highest
18% above MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,763Highest
13% above MA
$5,836Lowest
about the MA average
$6,654
11% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.5%±24.4
MA: 51.8%
25.6%±5.5Lowest
MA: 51.8%
48.8%±8.6Highest
MA: 51.8%
Danvers and Sutton 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%
3.6%Lowest
MA: 10%
4.8%
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.7%Highest
MA: 62.5%
79.9%
MA: 62.5%
69.2%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
17 yrs newer than MA
1976
12 yrs newer than MA
1963Lowest
1 yr older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
about the MA average
37 minHighest
26% above MA
28 minLowest
about the MA average
Work from home
22.7%±4.1Highest
MA: 18.6%
15.9%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
19.3%±3.6
MA: 18.6%
Sutton and Danvers 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 #183 of 282 in MA #91 of 282 in MA
School district Sutton Uxbridge Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers
High school in town Sutton High School Uxbridge High Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.6
11.6Lowest
12.8Highest
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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.