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Medfield vs Upton vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medfield has the most people working from home (32.8%).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
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 | Medfield | Upton | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,849Lowest |
8,189 |
8,888Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.4Lowest 14% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $218,946±$34kHighest 111% above MA |
$155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
$155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $815,300±$46kHighest 45% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,014±$531Highest 14% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Medfield and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,376Lowest 40% above MA |
$9,344 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±17.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 8% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 32.8%±6.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield and Upton 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 | #26 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Millis |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.