Sutton ranks #17 in Massachusetts for graduation rate
Sutton is ranked on 39 lists against the 284 Massachusetts towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Sutton out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
The lists Sutton does best on
Each list ranks every MA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sutton marked.
Sutton lands in the top half on 15 of 25 lists
Each dot is Sutton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MA, the right end is last. Areas where Sutton does best come first.
More homes per newcomer than 93% of Massachusetts
Not better or worse, just Sutton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Sutton lands in every MA ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
D Healthiest#1 Dover · 100 / 100 #123
Lowest obesity#1 Amherst Town · 19%
#210
Fewest smokers#1 Lexington · 6%
#91
D
Most active#1 Dover · 12%
#108
Fewest uninsured#1 Manchester-by-the-Sea · 2%
#24
Lowest depression#1 Lexington · 20%
#196
Closest to a top hospital#1 Milford · 0.0 mi
#178 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 North Adams · 1.9 yrs
#134
Cheapest rent#1 Plympton · $555/mo
#47
D
Lowest property tax#1 Dennis · $2,877/yr
#184
Rent easiest to afford#1 Uxbridge · 25.6%
Safety
Safest#1 Groveland · 0.6
#94 People
Most educated#1 Wellesley · 89%
#113
Youngest#1 Amherst Town · 21.4
#169
Oldest#1 Orleans · 64.7
#117
Most residents 65+#1 Orleans · 49.3%
#159
Most kids#1 Hopkinton · 29.5%
#158 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Edgartown · 62.9%
#75
Most new homes#1 Nantucket · 17.4 per 1,000
#113
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Orange · +69.9%
#87
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Malden · 83.1 per home
#189 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Edgartown · 11.5 min
#125 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Provincetown · 68.4%
#175
Most trails#1 Stoneham · 5.9 mi / sq mi
#121
Most walkable#1 Somerville · 306 / sq mi
#223 
The number on the right is Sutton’s spot. All of Massachusetts’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.