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Uxbridge vs Dover vs Raynham vs Sutton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Raynham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.1%).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).

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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.

MeasureUxbridgeDoverRaynhamSutton
People
Population
14,473
33,364Highest
15,505
9,452Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+13.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8
7% above U.S.
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
42.9±1.5
10% above U.S.
44.3±2.5Highest
14% above U.S.
Sutton and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Raynham 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
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Raynham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
52.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
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±$7k
54% above U.S.
$94,829±$7kLowest
17% above U.S.
$124,012±$16k
54% above U.S.
$147,125±$25kHighest
82% above 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
$441,100±$25k
33% above U.S.
$436,700±$20kLowest
31% above U.S.
$524,400±$29kHighest
58% above U.S.
$523,100±$47k
57% above U.S.
Raynham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265
10% above U.S.
$1,607±$100
14% above U.S.
$1,749±$74Highest
24% above U.S.
$1,190±$401Lowest
16% below U.S.
Raynham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836Lowest
87% above U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
$6,752
116% above U.S.
$6,763
117% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3
U.S.: 51.1%
67.1%±13.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Raynham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
36 min
38% above U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
11.8%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Dover 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 #183 of 282 in MA #64 of 120 in NH #190 of 282 in MA #105 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge Dover School District Bridgewater-Raynham Sutton
High school in town Uxbridge High Dover Senior High School None in town Sutton High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6Lowest
12.7Highest
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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.