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Gardner vs Georgetown vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gardner has the most affordable homes ($302k median).
Georgetown has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
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 | Gardner | Georgetown | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,148Highest |
8,474Lowest |
8,888 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±2.3 9% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Millis and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,518±$8kLowest 35% below MA |
$151,595±$23k 46% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
| Millis and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,600±$20kLowest 46% below MA |
$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Georgetown and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,109±$51Lowest 37% below MA |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Georgetown and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,150Lowest 31% below MA |
$7,272 21% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.7%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Georgetown 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 | #273 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Gardner | Georgetown | Millis |
| High school in town | Gardner High | Georgetown High School | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
9.3Lowest |
10.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.