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Devens vs Millville vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Millville has the most kids (17.7% under 18).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k 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 | Devens | Millville | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
3,160 |
15,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 48.6±4.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
46±2.2 18% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Devens and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Millville and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.8%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Suffield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Devens and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,250±$63kHighest 134% above U.S. |
$127,188±$32k 58% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kLowest 48% above U.S. |
| Devens and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $556,800±$96kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$444,600±$25k 34% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Devens and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$539Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,468±$234 4% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Devens and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556 78% above U.S. |
$5,327Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.2%±24.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Devens and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Devens and Suffield 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 | — | #180 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Blackstone-Millville | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9 |
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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.