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Millbury vs Orange vs Grafton
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 affordable homes ($450k median).
Orange has the most homeowners (89.2%).
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 | Orange | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961Lowest |
14,315 |
19,902Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 10% above U.S. |
45.6±2.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
41.1±1.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Orange and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and Millbury 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
59.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Grafton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,790±$13kLowest 47% above U.S. |
$142,325±$10kHighest 76% above U.S. |
$131,484±$11k 63% above U.S. |
| Orange and Grafton 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. |
$491,500±$17k 48% above U.S. |
$525,300±$37kHighest 58% above U.S. |
| Grafton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232 15% above U.S. |
$2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
$1,504±$169Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406Lowest 73% above U.S. |
$8,988Highest 188% above U.S. |
$7,117 128% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±12.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±12.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Orange and Grafton 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% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #202 of 282 in MA | #38 of 149 in CT | #67 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Grafton |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | None in town | Grafton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 12.9Highest |
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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.