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Millbury vs Douglas vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1965).
Douglas has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Millbury | Douglas | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961 |
9,207Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.6±3.1 10% above U.S. |
44±2.6Highest 13% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Douglas and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3 U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Douglas and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,790±$13k 47% above U.S. |
$152,267±$10kHighest 89% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19k 35% above U.S. |
$470,600±$29kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Douglas and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,503±$697 6% above U.S. |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Millbury and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406 73% above U.S. |
$6,338Highest 103% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±17.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Douglas and Millbury 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 | #202 of 282 in MA | #177 of 282 in MA | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Millbury | Douglas | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Douglas High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
7.2Lowest |
10.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.