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Brookfield vs Millis vs Carroll
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most homeowners (98.4%).
Millis has the most kids (18.4% under 18).
Carroll has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
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 | Brookfield | Millis | Carroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567Lowest |
8,888Highest |
659 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.1±9.7 49% above U.S. |
46.4±3Lowest 19% above U.S. |
62.4±4.8Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Carroll and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.6%±4 U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 38.4%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.5%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Carroll and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookfield and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$31k about the U.S. average |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$64,821±$26kLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,000±$61k 29% above U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$261,500±$42kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,078±$241Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,926 90% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$3,356Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
28%±47.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 3% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Millis and Brookfield 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 | — | #63 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Millis | — |
| High school in town | — | Millis High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.