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Hull vs Millis vs Rowley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hull has the most people working from home (19.7%).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Rowley has the shortest commute (28 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 | Hull | Millis | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,138Highest |
8,888 |
6,251Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
50±6.3 25% above MA |
| Hull and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowley and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hull and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$132,734±$32k 28% above MA |
| Millis and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,000±$38k 15% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
$667,300±$52kHighest 19% above MA |
| Rowley and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$1,603±$520Lowest 9% below MA |
| Hull and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,089Lowest about the MA average |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$8,309 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
28 minLowest 3% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hull 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 | #66 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hull | Millis | Triton |
| High school in town | Hull High | Millis High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.