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Millbury vs Ogunquit vs Devens
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 most kids (20.9% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Devens has the highest household income ($189k).
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 | Ogunquit | Devens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,723 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
48.6±4.3 25% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Devens 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±$13k 47% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$189,250±$63kHighest 134% above U.S. |
| Devens 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 35% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$556,800±$96k 67% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 15% above U.S. |
— | $1,500±$539Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Millbury and Devens 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. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$5,556Highest 78% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
85.4%±64.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Devens and Millbury 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.5%±11.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Devens 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 | — | — |
| School district | Millbury | — | — |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.