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Uxbridge vs Topsfield 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).
Topsfield has the most expensive homes ($853k median).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
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 | Topsfield | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
6,564Lowest |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
42.2±1.8 6% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Sutton and Topsfield 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% |
24.8%±4.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Topsfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.4%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Topsfield 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 MA: 47.3% |
71.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Uxbridge and Sutton 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 |
$195,718±$16kHighest 88% above MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
$853,400±$40kHighest 52% above MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
$1,115±$538Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,190±$401 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% |
41.9%±40.8 MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Sutton and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.5%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.4%±8.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Topsfield and Sutton 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 | #172 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Topsfield | Sutton |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | None in town | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.