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Sutton vs Warwick 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).
Warwick has the most affordable homes ($349k median).
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.

MeasureSuttonWarwickMillbury
People
Population
9,452
776Lowest
13,961Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.4%Highest
MA: +7.4%
0%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+4.3%
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.3±2.5
11% above MA
51.4±7.3Highest
29% above MA
42.6±3.1Lowest
7% above MA
Warwick and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.6%±3.3
MA: 19.4%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
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%
23.2%±3.3Highest
MA: 17.9%
20.2%±2.7
MA: 17.9%
Warwick 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%
40.5%
MA: 47.3%
36.1%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.8
MA: 7.9%
2.4%±2.1Lowest
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
$93,333±$22kLowest
10% 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
$349,400±$34kLowest
38% below MA
$450,100±$19k
20% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,190±$401Lowest
32% below MA
$1,367±$163
22% below MA
$1,623±$232Highest
8% below MA
Millbury and Warwick 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
$4,380Lowest
27% below MA
$5,406
10% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.5%±24.4Highest
MA: 51.8%
33.3%±57.3Lowest
MA: 51.8%
43.5%±12.5
MA: 51.8%
Sutton and Millbury 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%
5%Lowest
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
1974
10 yrs newer than MA
1965Lowest
1 yr newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
about the MA average
40 minHighest
37% above MA
29 minLowest
about the MA average
Work from home
22.7%±4.1Highest
MA: 18.6%
22.4%±6.9
MA: 18.6%
14.8%±3.4Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Sutton and Warwick 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 Warwick Millbury
High school in town Sutton High School None in town Millbury Junior/Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school
12.6Highest
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11.3Lowest
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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.