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Marlborough vs Millis vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marlborough has the most renters (44% rent).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Berlin has the most people working from home (29.1%).
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 | Marlborough | Millis | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,647Highest |
8,888 |
3,378Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±1.3Lowest 6% below MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
49.7±2.8Highest 24% above MA |
| Berlin and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
13.4%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Marlborough and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
30.1%±5.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Berlin and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,968±$9kLowest 12% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$121,336±$12k 17% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $513,100±$28kLowest 9% below MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$616,600±$55kHighest 10% above MA |
| Berlin and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,871±$123 6% above MA |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$2,420±$933Highest 37% above MA |
| Berlin and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,747Lowest 4% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$7,116 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±6.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±19.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Marlborough and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
77.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1992Highest 28 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 5% above MA |
34 minHighest 17% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.2%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±6.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #215 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #61 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Marlborough | Millis | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Assabet Valley Vocational High School | Millis High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
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.