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Millbury vs Tyringham vs Rockland
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 shortest commute (29 min average).
Tyringham has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Rockland has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
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 | Tyringham | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961 |
494Lowest |
17,701Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
— | +1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
59.2±2.7Highest 48% above MA |
40.7±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.7%±5.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Millbury and Rockland 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% |
35.2%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.9%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% MA: 47.3% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury and Tyringham 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 |
$163,333±$28kHighest 57% above MA |
$112,405±$12kLowest 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
$699,400±$96kHighest 24% above MA |
$472,900±$21k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$1,050±$393Lowest 40% below MA |
$1,610±$255 9% below MA |
| Millbury and Rockland 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 |
$4,632Lowest 23% below MA |
$6,487Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±10.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Tyringham and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.7%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Tyringham 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 | — | #175 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | — | Rockland |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | — | Rockland Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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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.