South Lancaster vs Sturbridge

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

South Lancaster 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 1,991 in South Lancaster). Sturbridge has the higher median household income ($129,413 vs $104,745 in South Lancaster). Sturbridge has the higher median home value ($404,700 vs $370,200 in South Lancaster).

Population, income & housing

	South Lancaster	Sturbridge
Population	1,991	2,277
Median age	38.9 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$104,745	$129,413
Median home value	$370,200	$404,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,682
Housing units	830	1,078
Homeownership rate	74.4%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.6%	55.0%
Unemployment rate	17.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Lancaster	Sturbridge
Population	1,630 → 1,991 (+22.1%)	2,243 → 2,277 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$66,786 → $104,745 (+56.8%)	$102,059 → $129,413 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$277,700 → $370,200 (+33.3%)	$273,700 → $404,700 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$357 → $379 (+6.2%)	$1,480 → $1,682 (+13.6%)

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

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)

	South Lancaster	Sturbridge
Under 5	5.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	22.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	25.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	4.6%	12.1%
75 and over	12.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Lancaster	Sturbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	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	4.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Lancaster	Sturbridge
No high school diploma	5.5%	1.8%
High school graduate	17.9%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	54.2%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	26.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Lancaster	Sturbridge
Drove alone	52.2%	71.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.8%	12.0%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Lancaster	Sturbridge
1-unit, detached	72.7%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	9.3%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Lancaster	Sturbridge
Poverty rate	4.1%	1.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	40	32
Median year structure built	1956	1959