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Devens vs Winchester vs Millville
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%).
Winchester has the most affordable homes ($250k median).
Millville has the most kids (17.7% 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 | Devens | Winchester | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
10,284Highest |
3,160 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±4.3 25% above U.S. |
49.1±6.2Highest 26% above U.S. |
46±2.2Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Winchester and Devens 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% |
15.4%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Millville and Winchester 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% |
27.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.8%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Devens and Winchester 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. |
$66,519±$12kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$127,188±$32k 58% 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. |
$249,500±$17kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$444,600±$25k 34% 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. |
$1,174±$116Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,468±$234 4% above U.S. |
| Devens and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556Highest 78% above U.S. |
$4,780Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$5,327 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±15.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
36.2%±24.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Devens and Winchester 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% |
12.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #97 of 149 in CT | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | — | Northwestern Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.7 |
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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.