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Blackstone vs Sharon vs Millville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blackstone has the most renters (26.8% rent).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Millville has the oldest population (median age 46).
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 | Blackstone | Sharon | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,255 |
18,574Highest |
3,160Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% MA: +7.4% |
+5.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±1.7 8% above MA |
42.5±1Lowest 6% above MA |
46±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
| Millville and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4 MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Sharon and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Blackstone and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9% MA: 47.3% |
76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Sharon and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,191±$21kLowest 9% below MA |
$191,835±$19kHighest 85% above MA |
$127,188±$32k 22% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,400±$34kLowest 28% below MA |
$737,100±$33kHighest 31% above MA |
$444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,189±$85Lowest 33% below MA |
$2,310±$345Highest 31% above MA |
$1,468±$234 17% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,703 5% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,327Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±18.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
49%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Blackstone and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
39 minHighest 33% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
31.5%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #207 of 282 in MA | #23 of 282 in MA | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Sharon | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Blackstone Millville RHS | Sharon High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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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.