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Chaplin vs Hanson 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
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Hanson has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
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 | Chaplin | Hanson | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,070Lowest |
10,660Highest |
8,888 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±4.8 12% above U.S. |
42.8±3Lowest 10% above U.S. |
46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Millis and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Hanson and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,846±$14kLowest 21% above U.S. |
$132,200±$10k 64% above U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$533,900±$36k 60% above U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$275Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$1,821±$860Highest 29% above U.S. |
$1,696±$279 20% above U.S. |
| Hanson and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,524Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,402 105% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
69%±33.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanson and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 23% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.1%±10Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chaplin 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 | — | #149 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Whitman-Hanson | Millis |
| High school in town | Parish Hill High School | Whitman Hanson Regional | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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.