Sutton

Every year Sutton's Pleasant Valley Country Club becomes the focal point 
of the world's leading professional golfers, accompanied by over a 
hundred thousand fans, reporters and celebrities.  This flurry of activity 
belies the town's quieter pastimes of lakeside recreation and commercial 
farming.  Sutton continues to invest in infrastructure for 
education, giving it an ideal mix of pristine reidential life and 
commercial opportunity.  Easy access to the Mass Pike for east/west 
accesss and Routes 395/290 and 146 put Sutton within easy reach of 
Boston, Worcester, Providence and the coastal towns of Connecticut.

Contacts

Sutton Municipal Offices: 508-865-8720
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce: 800-841-0919
Sutton School District: 508-865-9270

Location

Sutton is 12 miles south of Worcester, 
45 miles southwest of Boston and 
32 miles northwest of Providence, 
Rhode Island.

Government

Town (incorporated 1716); 
Board of Selectmen
Town Administrator, 
Open Town Meeting

Demographics

Population
1990  6824
2000  7658
2010  8326

Age Groups
0-4    537
5-14   1075
15-44  3320
45-64  1269
65+    623

Total Households
2261

Income Median:  $46491
Per Capita:     $16937
Avg. Annual:    $24614

Housing

Total Units 2,517

Single Unit  2,129
2-4 Units    247
5+ Units     74
Other        67

Median Price (1994) $142,950

Tax Rate

Residential (87%) $15.01
Commercial  (13%) $15.01

Education

Public Schools
   Sutton Pre-School  Nursery
   Sutton Elementary  K-6
   Sutton Jr/Sr  7-12
   Blackstone Regional Vocational 
    Technical High School  9-12

Colleges and Universities
Easy access to over 15 
institutions of higher 
learning within Worcester County

Largest Employers

Town of Sutton
Polyvinyl Films
Package Industries

Health Facilities

Hospitals
Easy access to 
Milford-Whitinsville 
Regional Hospital, 
University of Massachusetts 
Medical Center and others.

Long Term Care/Rest Homes
No local facilities

Culture and Recreation

Sutton Free Public Library
Freegrace and Mary Marble Farm
Vaillancourt Folk Art
Merrill Pond
Purgatory Chasm
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton State Forest
Waters Farm
Sutton Falls
King's Campground

Religious Institutions

Baptist
Catholic
Congregational

Transportation and Access

Airports
Worcester Municipal; 
Boston, Providence 
and Hartford

Highways
State Routes 122A and 146; 
easy access to 
Routes I-395/290

Rail Service
Amtrak passenger service 
is available from Worcester; 
easy access to network of 
intermodal freight facilities 
serving Eatern Massachusetts 
and Rhode Island.

Bus Service
No local service; 
easy access to Worcester, 
Boston and Providence stations.

Utilities

Electric
Massachusetts Electric Company

Gas
Commonwealth Gas Company

Sewer
Millbury WWTP

Water
Ground