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Beverly vs Millis vs Rowley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beverly has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Rowley has the oldest population (median age 50).
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 | Beverly | Millis | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
8,888 |
6,251Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
50±6.3Highest 25% above MA |
| Rowley and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowley and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$132,734±$32k 28% above MA |
| Millis and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13k 16% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
$667,300±$52kHighest 19% above MA |
| Rowley and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106Highest about the MA average |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$1,603±$520Lowest 9% below MA |
| Beverly and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Lowest 14% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$8,309 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 3% above MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
28 minLowest 3% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Beverly 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 | #144 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Beverly | Millis | Triton |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Millis High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.