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Uxbridge vs Dover vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Uxbridge has the most affordable homes ($441k median).
Dover has the most expensive homes ($1308k median).
Sutton has the shortest commute (30 min average).
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 | Uxbridge | Dover | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
2,308Lowest |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
47.5±4Highest 19% above MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
| Dover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Dover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,725±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
— | $1,190±$401Lowest 32% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836Lowest about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
37 min 26% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #183 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | — | Sutton |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | — | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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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.