North Brookfield vs Sturbridge

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

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

North Brookfield has the higher population (2,477 vs 2,277 in Sturbridge). Sturbridge has the higher median household income ($129,413 vs $75,956 in North Brookfield). Sturbridge has the higher median home value ($404,700 vs $235,000 in North Brookfield).

Population, income & housing

	North Brookfield	Sturbridge
Population	2,477	2,277
Median age	40.6 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,956	$129,413
Median home value	$235,000	$404,700
Median gross rent	$982	$1,682
Housing units	1,299	1,078
Homeownership rate	53.7%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	55.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Brookfield	Sturbridge
Population	2,466 → 2,477 (+0.4%)	2,243 → 2,277 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$73,393 → $75,956 (+3.5%)	$102,059 → $129,413 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$228,300 → $235,000 (+2.9%)	$273,700 → $404,700 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $982 (+13.3%)	$1,480 → $1,682 (+13.6%)

North Brookfield

Population

2,4662,477

Median household income

$73,393$75,956

Median home value

$228,300$235,000

Median gross rent

$867$982

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)

	North Brookfield	Sturbridge
Under 5	4.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.6%	14.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.9%	25.9%
55 to 64	19.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	6.8%	12.1%
75 and over	10.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Brookfield	Sturbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Brookfield	Sturbridge
No high school diploma	5.7%	1.8%
High school graduate	53.9%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	26.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Brookfield	Sturbridge
Drove alone	86.9%	71.9%
Carpooled	6.8%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Brookfield	Sturbridge
1-unit, detached	40.7%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	39.3%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Brookfield	Sturbridge
Poverty rate	16.7%	1.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	38	32
Median year structure built	1938	1959