Compare towns
Boylston vs Lenox 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%).
Lenox has the oldest population (median age 60.1).
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 | Lenox | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948Lowest |
5,079 |
8,888Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3 21% above MA |
60.1±4.3Highest 50% above MA |
46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Millis and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
40.1%±7.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,962±$28k 36% above MA |
$106,080±$31kLowest about the MA average |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
| Millis and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $578,600±$47k about the MA average |
$466,700±$43kLowest 17% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
| Millis and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,032±$350Highest 15% above MA |
$1,091±$238Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Boylston and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266 21% above MA |
$5,299Lowest 12% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.2%±18.8 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% MA: 10% |
8.5%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% MA: 62.5% |
71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% below MA |
23 minLowest 22% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Boylston and Lenox 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 | #90 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Lenox | Millis |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | Lenox Memorial High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
7.6Lowest |
10.7 |
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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.