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Medfield vs Millis vs Reading
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medfield has the highest household income ($236k).
Millis has the most affordable homes ($604k median).
Reading has the most renters (17.6% rent).
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 | Millis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,068 |
8,888Lowest |
25,612Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±3Lowest 6% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
43.7±2.3 9% above MA |
| Millis and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Medfield and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
66.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $235,800±$32kHighest 127% above MA |
$155,996±$9kLowest 50% above MA |
$165,912±$13k 60% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $911,100±$32kHighest 62% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
$809,000±$22k 44% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$559Highest 15% above MA |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$1,991±$273 13% above MA |
| Medfield and Reading 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 |
$9,344 56% above MA |
$9,320Lowest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.1%±20.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Medfield and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
82.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 9% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
31 min 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
30.2%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield and Reading 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | #50 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Medfield | Millis | — |
| High school in town | Medfield Senior High | Millis High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
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.