Compare towns
Georgetown vs Millis vs Saugus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgetown has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Millis has the oldest population (median age 46.4).
Saugus has the most renters (28.5% rent).
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 | Georgetown | Millis | Saugus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,474Lowest |
8,888 |
28,773Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
44.5±2.5 11% above MA |
| Millis and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest 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+ | 18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Saugus and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,595±$23k 46% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$101,539±$3kLowest about the MA average |
| Millis and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$603,400±$13kLowest 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 | $2,223±$506 26% above MA |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
| Saugus and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,272 21% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$6,049Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±22.5 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2Lowest 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 | 3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 15% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4Lowest 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 | #140 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Georgetown | Millis | Saugus |
| High school in town | Georgetown High School | Millis High School | Saugus High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
10.7 |
15.5Highest |
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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.