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Winchester vs Millis vs Sudbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winchester has the most expensive homes ($1215k median).
Millis has the most affordable homes ($604k median).
Sudbury has the most homeowners (89.9%).
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 | Winchester | Millis | Sudbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,406Highest |
8,888Lowest |
19,306 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.5±1.9 6% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
42.3±2.1Lowest 6% above MA |
| Millis and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
28.5%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Sudbury and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±2 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.5% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $230,198±$21k 121% above MA |
$155,996±$9kLowest 50% above MA |
$236,250±$17kHighest 127% above MA |
| Sudbury and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,215,200±$39kHighest 116% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
$988,900±$42k 76% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,279±$481Highest 29% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$1,445±$895Lowest 18% below MA |
| Winchester and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,344Lowest 56% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±13.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.8%±12.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
89.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 8% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 33.8%±3Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Winchester and Sudbury 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 | #11 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #15 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Winchester | Millis | Lincoln-Sudbury · Sudbury |
| High school in town | Winchester High School | Millis High School | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.3 |
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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.