Compare towns
Erving vs Ware vs Dudley vs Millers Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Erving has the most homeowners (81.5%).
Ware has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Dudley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Millers Falls has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Erving | Ware | Dudley | Millers Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,703 |
10,048 |
11,929Highest |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±2.4 8% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
40.2±2.4Lowest about the MA average |
45.2±7.4Highest 13% above MA |
| Millers Falls and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
20.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.7%±6.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Dudley and Millers Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±7.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millers Falls and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
19%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
13.1%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±5 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,656±$9k 25% below MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$84,604±$12kHighest 19% below MA |
$68,750±$10k 34% below MA |
| Dudley and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,800±$20k 52% below MA |
$289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
$392,600±$19kHighest 30% below MA |
$254,200±$47kLowest 55% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$213 34% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,217±$182 31% below MA |
$1,316±$181Highest 25% below MA |
| Millers Falls and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,870Lowest 69% below MA |
$4,237Highest 29% below MA |
$3,691 38% below MA |
$2,212 63% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±23Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.4%±4.1 MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±34.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Millers Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
13.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
76.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
27 min 6% below MA |
25 minLowest 14% below MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.1%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
12%±12.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Ware and Millers Falls 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | #142 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Erving | Ware | Dudley-Charlton Reg | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Shepherd Hill Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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MA 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.