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Millbury vs Hull vs Auburn
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 renters (24.6% rent).
Hull has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Auburn has the most affordable homes ($400k 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 | Hull | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961 |
10,138Lowest |
16,970Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1Lowest 7% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
44.8±1.6 12% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Auburn and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.9%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Hull and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
45.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Auburn and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,790±$13kHighest 14% above MA |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$116,711±$10k 12% above MA |
| Millbury and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19k 20% below MA |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
$400,000±$16kLowest 29% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
$1,467±$155Lowest 17% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406 10% below MA |
$6,089Highest about the MA average |
$5,289Lowest 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±10.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
26 minLowest 12% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hull 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 | #66 of 282 in MA | #106 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Hull | Auburn |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Hull High | Auburn Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
8.8Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.