Baldwinville vs Sturbridge

A side-by-side comparison of Baldwinville and Sturbridge: population, income, housing, and more.

Baldwinville and Sturbridge are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Baldwinville has the higher population (2,454 vs 2,277 in Sturbridge). Sturbridge has the higher median household income ($129,413 vs $56,957 in Baldwinville). Sturbridge has the higher median home value ($404,700 vs $284,900 in Baldwinville).

Population, income & housing

	Baldwinville	Sturbridge
Population	2,454	2,277
Median age	34.4 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,957	$129,413
Median home value	$284,900	$404,700
Median gross rent	$792	$1,682
Housing units	876	1,078
Homeownership rate	80.2%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	55.0%
Unemployment rate	21.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baldwinville	Sturbridge
Population	1,736 → 2,454 (+41.4%)	2,243 → 2,277 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$77,768 → $56,957 (-26.8%)	$102,059 → $129,413 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$183,300 → $284,900 (+55.4%)	$273,700 → $404,700 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$519 → $792 (+52.6%)	$1,480 → $1,682 (+13.6%)

Baldwinville

Population

1,7362,454

Median household income

$77,768$56,957

Median home value

$183,300$284,900

Median gross rent

$519$792

Sturbridge

Population

2,2432,277

Median household income

$102,059$129,413

Median home value

$273,700$404,700

Median gross rent

$1,480$1,682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baldwinville	Sturbridge
Under 5	15.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	2.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	17.6%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	25.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	5.9%	12.1%
75 and over	6.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baldwinville	Sturbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	94.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baldwinville	Sturbridge
No high school diploma	20.7%	1.8%
High school graduate	26.4%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	26.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baldwinville	Sturbridge
Drove alone	63.5%	71.9%
Carpooled	6.0%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	12.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baldwinville	Sturbridge
1-unit, detached	68.7%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	9.3%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Baldwinville	Sturbridge
Poverty rate	17.4%	1.3%
Average household size	2.74	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1938	1959