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Boylston vs Putnam vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Putnam has the most affordable homes ($269k 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 | Putnam | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948Lowest |
9,292Highest |
8,888 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +7.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3Highest 24% above U.S. |
43.7±3Lowest 12% above U.S. |
46.4±3 19% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Putnam and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millis and Putnam 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 75% above U.S. |
$70,561±$7kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
| 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 74% above U.S. |
$269,200±$11kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
| 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 44% above U.S. |
$1,149±$44Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,696±$279 20% above U.S. |
| Boylston and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266 133% above U.S. |
$3,860Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Boylston and Millis 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Putnam School District | Millis |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | Putnam High School | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
9.5Lowest |
10.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.