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Millbury vs Everett vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millbury has the most affordable homes ($450k median).
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Grafton has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Everett | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961Lowest |
50,045Highest |
19,902 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1Highest 7% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
41.1±1.6 about the MA average |
| Millbury and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
22.5%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Grafton and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
55.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Grafton 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 14% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$131,484±$11kHighest 26% above MA |
| Grafton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
$610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$525,300±$37k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,504±$169Lowest 15% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406 10% below MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$7,117Highest 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
73.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±2.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #202 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Everett | Grafton |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Everett High | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.1 |
12.9Highest |
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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.