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Uxbridge vs Woonsocket 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

Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% 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.

MeasureUxbridgeWoonsocketRaynhamSutton
People
Population
14,473
43,521Highest
15,505
9,452Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+5%
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.
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% 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%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.4%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Raynham 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%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
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%
5.1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Woonsocket 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.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below 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.
$311,000±$15kLowest
7% below 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.
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,749±$74Highest
24% above U.S.
$1,190±$401
16% below U.S.
Raynham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836
87% above U.S.
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$6,752
116% above U.S.
$6,763Highest
117% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
67.1%±13.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Raynham and Sutton 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%
18.7%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%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 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.
29 minLowest
11% above 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%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1Highest
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 #183 of 282 in MA #37 of 38 in RI #190 of 282 in MA #105 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Bridgewater-Raynham Sutton
High school in town Uxbridge High Woonsocket High School None in town Sutton High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6Lowest
15.2Highest
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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.