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Milford vs Warwick vs Holliston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milford has the most renters (34.8% rent).
Warwick has the most affordable homes ($349k median).
Holliston has the highest household income ($160k).
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 | Milford | Warwick | Holliston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,431Highest |
776Lowest |
15,094 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
45.2±1.9 13% above MA |
| Warwick and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Holliston and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
65.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Milford and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,365±$4k 7% below MA |
$93,333±$22kLowest 10% below MA |
$159,817±$9kHighest 54% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,700±$12k 15% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$650,300±$20kHighest 16% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,909±$137Highest 8% above MA |
$1,367±$163Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,821±$225 3% above MA |
| Milford and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,869 about the MA average |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
$9,397Highest 57% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±8.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±20.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Milford and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
34 minLowest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9 MA: 18.6% |
31.1%±3.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Holliston and Warwick 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 | #213 of 282 in MA | — | #38 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Milford | Warwick | Holliston |
| High school in town | Milford High | None in town | Holliston High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
— | 12.4Highest |
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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.