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Hudson vs Newfields vs Millbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most renters (32% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Millbury has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Hudson | Newfields | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,719Highest |
2,023Lowest |
13,961 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6 13% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
42.6±3.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Millbury and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hudson and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,524±$9kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$118,790±$13k 47% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,300±$15k 42% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$450,100±$19kLowest 35% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,397±$83Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,623±$232 15% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,597 112% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,406Lowest 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millbury and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.3%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | — | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Millbury |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.