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Brooks vs Millis vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooks has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k 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 | Brooks | Millis | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
8,888Highest |
1,628 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Lowest 18% above U.S. |
46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
46±9.3 18% above U.S. |
| Millis and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Millis and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.6%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Franklin and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooks and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$65,455±$16k 19% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$245,800±$59k 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 21% below U.S. |
$1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$888±$306Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$2,231 28% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.7%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Millis and Brooks 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Millis | — |
| High school in town | None 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.