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Millbury vs Plympton 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).
Plympton has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Plympton | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961 |
2,935Lowest |
16,970Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1Lowest 7% above MA |
46.4±4.2Highest 16% above MA |
44.8±1.6 12% above MA |
| Plympton and Auburn 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% |
21.6%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
21%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Plympton and Auburn 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% |
22.7%±5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.9%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Plympton 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% |
38.4% MA: 47.3% |
45.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest 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±$13k 14% above MA |
$126,736±$20kHighest 22% above MA |
$116,711±$10kLowest 12% above MA |
| Plympton 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 |
$517,800±$52kHighest 8% below MA |
$400,000±$16kLowest 29% below MA |
| Plympton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$1,467±$155 17% below MA |
| Millbury and Auburn 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 |
$6,628Highest 11% above MA |
$5,289Lowest 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Auburn and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
26 minLowest 12% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Plympton 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 | #110 of 282 in MA | #106 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Plympton | Auburn |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | None in town | Auburn Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 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.