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Millbury vs Saugus vs Worcester
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 highest household income ($119k).
Saugus has the most expensive homes ($603k median).
Worcester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.1%).
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 | Saugus | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961Lowest |
28,773 |
207,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
| Saugus and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Millbury and Worcester 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% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Saugus 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,790±$13kHighest 14% above MA |
$101,539±$3k about the MA average |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19k 20% below MA |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$1,487±$38Lowest 16% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406 10% below MA |
$6,049Highest about the MA average |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2 MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Worcester and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
6% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.5% MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Millbury and Saugus 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 | #194 of 282 in MA | #266 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Saugus | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Saugus High | South High Community |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
15.5Highest |
14.6 |
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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.