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Sutton vs Uxbridge vs Winchester

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Uxbridge has the youngest population (median age 41.7).
Winchester has the most affordable homes ($250k median).

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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.

MeasureSuttonUxbridgeWinchester
People
Population
9,452Lowest
14,473Highest
10,284
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
44.3±2.5
14% above U.S.
41.7±2.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
49.1±6.2Highest
26% above U.S.
Winchester 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
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
15.4%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
17.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
52.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
38%
U.S.: 35.7%
27.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$147,125±$25kHighest
82% above U.S.
$124,725±$7k
54% above U.S.
$66,519±$12kLowest
18% below U.S.
Sutton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$523,100±$47kHighest
57% above U.S.
$441,100±$25k
33% above U.S.
$249,500±$17kLowest
25% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,190±$401
16% below U.S.
$1,555±$265Highest
10% above U.S.
$1,174±$116Lowest
17% below U.S.
Uxbridge and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,763Highest
117% above U.S.
$5,836
87% above U.S.
$4,780Lowest
53% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.5%±24.4
U.S.: 51.1%
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Winchester and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
65.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
12% above U.S.
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
6.9%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Uxbridge 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 #97 of 149 in CT
School district Sutton Uxbridge Explorations District · Regional School District 07
High school in town Sutton High School Uxbridge High Northwestern Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.6Highest
11.6
9.7Lowest
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U.S. 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.