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Georgetown vs Stow vs Millis
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).
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Millis has the shortest commute (31 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 | Georgetown | Stow | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,474 |
7,165Lowest |
8,888Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Millis and Stow 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% |
22.3%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown and Stow 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% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.1% MA: 47.3% |
75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,595±$23kLowest 46% above MA |
$185,809±$22kHighest 79% above MA |
$155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
| Stow and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $651,200±$23k 16% above MA |
$729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,782±$126 about the MA average |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
| Georgetown and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,272Lowest 21% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,344 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±22.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59.7%±44.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Stow and Millis 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% |
5.2%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84% MA: 62.5% |
85.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 15% above MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #140 of 282 in MA | #44 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Georgetown | Nashoba | Millis |
| High school in town | Georgetown High School | None in town | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 10.7Highest |
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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.