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Billerica vs Middlesex vs Wilmington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Billerica has the most renters (20.6% rent).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Wilmington has the highest household income ($168k).
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 | Billerica | Middlesex | Wilmington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,003Highest |
1,943Lowest |
23,336 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.6 11% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
42.3±2.2Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Wilmington and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlesex and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Billerica and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,200±$8k 84% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kLowest 36% above U.S. |
$168,152±$19kHighest 108% above U.S. |
| Wilmington and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $612,000±$13k 84% above U.S. |
$376,300±$40kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$680,500±$19kHighest 105% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,282±$173 62% above U.S. |
$1,333±$359Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$2,394±$328Highest 69% above U.S. |
| Wilmington and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,358Lowest 104% above U.S. |
$6,483 108% above U.S. |
$7,704Highest 147% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±8.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.9%±2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.7%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Wilmington 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 | #146 of 282 in MA | — | #73 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Wilmington |
| High school in town | Billerica Memorial High School | None in town | Wilmington High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1Highest |
— | 9.1Lowest |
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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.