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Medfield vs Walpole vs Millis
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).
Walpole has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
Millis has the most affordable homes ($604k median).
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 | Walpole | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,068 |
26,388Highest |
8,888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±3 6% above MA |
40.9±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Millis and Medfield 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% |
25.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Medfield and Walpole 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% |
16.9%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 78.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
67.4% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Walpole and Millis 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 |
$171,500±$16k 65% above MA |
$155,996±$9kLowest 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $911,100±$32kHighest 62% above MA |
$687,100±$20k 22% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$559 15% above MA |
$2,205±$222Highest 25% above MA |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
| Walpole and Medfield 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 |
$8,523Lowest 42% above MA |
$9,344 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.1%±20.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
37.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 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% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 9% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
28.2%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield and Walpole 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 | #107 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Medfield | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole | Millis |
| High school in town | Medfield Senior High | Walpole High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
11.3 |
10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.