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Billerica vs Newfields vs Carlisle
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).
Newfields has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Carlisle has the most expensive homes ($1104k 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 | Billerica | Newfields | Carlisle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,003Highest |
2,023Lowest |
5,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.6Lowest 11% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
45.3±3.1Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Carlisle and Newfields 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% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
26.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.7%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Carlisle 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% |
68.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
87.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,200±$8kLowest 84% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15k 145% above U.S. |
$250,001Highest 210% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $612,000±$13kLowest 84% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34k 94% above U.S. |
$1,103,900±$46kHighest 232% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,282±$173Highest 62% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323 33% above U.S. |
$1,313±$855Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Billerica and Newfields 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. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±8.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
77%±21.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Carlisle and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
38.5%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #146 of 282 in MA | — | #24 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Newfields School District | Carlisle |
| High school in town | Billerica Memorial High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1 |
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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.