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Attleboro vs Millis vs Upton vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Attleboro has the most renters (33.8% rent).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Attleboro | Millis | Upton | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 46,762Highest |
8,888 |
8,189Lowest |
40,378 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
39.9±1.8 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.1%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
33.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$87,753±$6kLowest 16% below MA |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13k 20% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$325,100±$11kLowest 42% below MA |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83 10% below MA |
$1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,117±$60 37% below MA |
| Millis and Attleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366 10% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$4,746Lowest 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #185 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Westfield |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.2 |
11.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.