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Hancock vs Millis vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Hancock | Millis | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 752Lowest |
8,888Highest |
776 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±11.1 18% above MA |
46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hancock and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.5 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,250±$26k 7% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,500±$21k 33% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,268±$415Lowest 28% below MA |
$1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
| Millis and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,018Lowest 83% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±36.3 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 25 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 25% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick 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 | — | #63 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Hancock | Millis | Warwick |
| High school in town | None in town | Millis High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 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.