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Cornish vs Millbury vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Millbury has the highest household income ($119k).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Cornish | Millbury | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
13,961Highest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.6±3.1Highest 10% above U.S. |
39.9±6.8 about the U.S. average |
| Millbury and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3 U.S.: 22% |
26.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brownfield and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millbury and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millbury and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 14% below U.S. |
$118,790±$13kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$60,889±$5kLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$450,100±$19kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$287,500±$36k 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,623±$232Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,617±$554 14% above U.S. |
| Millbury and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$5,406Highest 73% above U.S. |
$2,976 5% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.8%±43.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brownfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 9% above U.S. |
44 minHighest 67% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±3.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Millbury and Brownfield 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 | — | #202 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Millbury | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | Millbury Junior/Senior High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.