Rutland vs South Lancaster

A side-by-side comparison of Rutland and South Lancaster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Lancaster has the higher population (1,991 vs 1,796 in Rutland). South Lancaster has the higher median household income ($104,745 vs $102,885 in Rutland). South Lancaster has the higher median home value ($370,200 vs $357,700 in Rutland).

Population, income & housing

	Rutland	South Lancaster
Population	1,796	1,991
Median age	46.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$102,885	$104,745
Median home value	$357,700	$370,200
Median gross rent	$1,134	—
Housing units	722	830
Homeownership rate	79.8%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	64.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	17.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutland	South Lancaster
Population	2,360 → 1,796 (-23.9%)	1,630 → 1,991 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$84,833 → $102,885 (+21.3%)	$66,786 → $104,745 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$225,900 → $357,700 (+58.3%)	$277,700 → $370,200 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,160 → $1,134 (-2.2%)	$357 → $379 (+6.2%)

Rutland

Population

2,3601,796

Median household income

$84,833$102,885

Median home value

$225,900$357,700

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,134

South Lancaster

Population

1,6301,991

Median household income

$66,786$104,745

Median home value

$277,700$370,200

Median gross rent

$357$379

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rutland	South Lancaster
Under 5	4.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	13.9%	22.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	16.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	15.0%	4.6%
75 and over	9.4%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutland	South Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	84.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutland	South Lancaster
No high school diploma	3.2%	5.5%
High school graduate	31.4%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	54.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutland	South Lancaster
Drove alone	81.2%	52.2%
Carpooled	9.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	35.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutland	South Lancaster
1-unit, detached	70.5%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	14.0%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rutland	South Lancaster
Poverty rate	2.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	32	40
Median year structure built	1977	1956