Devens vs Sturbridge

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

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

Sturbridge has the higher population (2,277 vs 1,871 in Devens). Sturbridge has the higher median household income ($129,413 vs $113,125 in Devens). Devens has the higher median home value ($464,000 vs $404,700 in Sturbridge).

Population, income & housing

	Devens	Sturbridge
Population	1,871	2,277
Median age	46.3 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$113,125	$129,413
Median home value	$464,000	$404,700
Median gross rent	$1,628	$1,682
Housing units	326	1,078
Homeownership rate	79.0%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	55.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Devens	Sturbridge
Population	1,969 → 1,871 (-5.0%)	2,243 → 2,277 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$92,426 → $113,125 (+22.4%)	$102,059 → $129,413 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$330,000 → $464,000 (+40.6%)	$273,700 → $404,700 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,480 → $1,682 (+13.6%)

Devens

Population

1,9691,871

Median household income

$92,426$113,125

Median home value

$330,000$464,000

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)

	Devens	Sturbridge
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	10.5%	14.9%
18 to 24	12.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	22.9%	25.9%
55 to 64	19.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	6.5%	12.1%
75 and over	5.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Devens	Sturbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	51.4%	94.8%
Black or African American	24.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.9%
Asian	8.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Devens	Sturbridge
No high school diploma	18.3%	1.8%
High school graduate	29.4%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	26.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Devens	Sturbridge
Drove alone	61.6%	71.9%
Carpooled	23.9%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	12.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Devens	Sturbridge
1-unit, detached	63.8%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	9.3%
20 or more units	19.6%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Devens	Sturbridge
Poverty rate	17.2%	1.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1979	1959