Compare towns
Boylston vs Brookline vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Brookline has the most expensive homes ($1247k median).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Boylston | Brookline | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948Lowest |
63,266Highest |
8,888 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3Highest 21% above MA |
35.2±1.2Lowest 12% below MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
| Boylston and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Brookline and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9% MA: 47.3% |
85.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,962±$28kLowest 36% above MA |
$142,101±$8k 37% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
| Millis and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $578,600±$47kLowest about the MA average |
$1,246,800±$67kHighest 122% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,032±$350 15% above MA |
$2,835±$82Highest 61% above MA |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266Lowest 21% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,344 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.9%±4 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% MA: 62.5% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 8% below MA |
27 min 7% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
30.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Brookline and Boylston 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 | #72 of 282 in MA | #22 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Brookline | Millis |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | Brookline High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
11.9Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.