Compare towns
Avon vs Millis vs Upton vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Holbrook has the most affordable homes ($465k 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 | Avon | Millis | Upton | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,774Lowest |
8,888 |
8,189 |
11,380Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±4Lowest 6% below MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
42.8±3.2 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±4.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2 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+ | 30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
34.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Avon and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $130,625±$33k 26% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$115,210±$14kLowest 11% above 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 | $509,600±$62k 9% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$465,400±$21kLowest 17% 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 | $1,558±$265 12% below MA |
$1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,094±$423 38% below MA |
| Millis and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,627 11% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$6,105Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1957 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3 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 | #212 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Avon | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Avon Middle High School | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
10.7 |
11.2 |
14.3Highest |
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| 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.