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Baltic vs Millbury vs Voluntown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Millbury has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Voluntown has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Baltic | Millbury | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
13,961Highest |
2,604 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 37.8±15.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.6±3.1 10% above U.S. |
48.3±1.7Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Millbury and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millbury and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millbury and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$118,790±$13kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$101,964±$25k 26% above U.S. |
| Millbury and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$450,100±$19kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$356,100±$16k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141 12% below U.S. |
$1,623±$232Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,166±$191Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 22% above U.S. |
$5,406Highest 73% above U.S. |
$4,955 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±24.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millbury and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±3.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Millbury and Voluntown 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 | — | #202 of 282 in MA | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Millbury | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | — | Millbury Junior/Senior High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.