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Blackstone vs Townsend vs Millbury
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 people working from home (17.4%).
Townsend has the most homeowners (82%).
Millbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
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 | Blackstone | Townsend | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,255 |
9,100Lowest |
13,961Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.3% MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±1.7Highest 8% above MA |
40.9±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
| Blackstone and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
21%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Blackstone and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Townsend and Millbury 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 |
$121,528±$23kHighest 17% above MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
| Townsend and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,400±$34kLowest 28% below MA |
$433,200±$22k 23% below MA |
$450,100±$19kHighest 20% below MA |
| Millbury and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,189±$85Lowest 33% below MA |
$1,469±$313 17% below MA |
$1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
| Millbury and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,703 5% below MA |
$6,031Highest about the MA average |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±18.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±16.8 MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Blackstone and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Blackstone and Millbury 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 | #207 of 282 in MA | #136 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | North Middlesex | Millbury |
| High school in town | Blackstone Millville RHS | North Middlesex Regional | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
13.1 |
11.3Lowest |
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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.