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Middleborough vs Millis vs Carver
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleborough has the most renters (23.1% rent).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Carver has the most affordable homes ($434k 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 | Middleborough | Millis | Carver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,505Highest |
8,888Lowest |
11,712 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1Lowest 9% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
45.9±3.5 15% above MA |
| Millis and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Middleborough and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
23%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
28.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Carver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,056±$7k 7% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$91,250±$23kLowest 12% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18k 17% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$434,200±$21kLowest 23% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 3% below MA |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$1,827±$345Highest 4% above MA |
| Carver and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,023Lowest about the MA average |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$6,455 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±11.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
55%±23.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Middleborough and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Millis and Carver 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #237 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | Millis | Carver |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Millis High School | Carver Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
10.7 |
9.7Lowest |
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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.