Compare towns
Millbury vs Orange vs Ware vs Raynham
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 people working from home (14.8%).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Ware has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Raynham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.1%).
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 | Ware | Raynham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 13,961 |
7,573Lowest |
10,048 |
15,505Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% MA: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
+13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
41.8±2.2Lowest 4% above MA |
43.1±4.7Highest 8% above MA |
42.9±1.5 7% above MA |
| Ware and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Orange and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
20.3%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Orange 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% |
15.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
39.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1 MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury and Ware 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 |
$55,824±$10kLowest 46% below MA |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
$124,012±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
| Raynham 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±$19k 20% below MA |
$245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
$524,400±$29kHighest 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$1,749±$74Highest about the MA average |
| Raynham and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406 10% below MA |
$4,136Lowest 31% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$6,752Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
41%±11.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
67.1%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4% MA: 62.5% |
70%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
78.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
33 min 13% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 25% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
11.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Millbury and Ware 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 | #275 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #190 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Ware | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Ralph C Mahar Regional | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
9.0Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.