Compare towns
Middleborough vs Millis vs Upton 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Upton | Carver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 24,505Highest |
8,888 |
8,189Lowest |
11,712 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.1Lowest 9% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
45.9±3.5 15% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±2.2 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest 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% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
28.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$91,250±$23kLowest 12% below MA |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,700±$18k 17% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$434,200±$21kLowest 23% below MA |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,706±$72 3% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% 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 |
$8,376 40% 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% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55%±23.1 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% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7% 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 |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Millis 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #237 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Middleborough | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Carver |
| High school in town | Middleborough High | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | Carver Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
10.7 |
11.2 |
9.7Lowest |
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