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Millbury vs Walpole 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).
Walpole has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
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 | Walpole | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961Lowest |
26,388Highest |
17,701 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1Highest 7% above MA |
40.9±1.2 about the MA average |
40.7±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
| Millbury and Walpole 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% |
25.1%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Walpole and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
15.9%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury and Walpole 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% |
67.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Walpole 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 |
$171,500±$16kHighest 65% above MA |
$112,405±$12kLowest 8% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
$687,100±$20kHighest 22% above MA |
$472,900±$21k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$2,205±$222Highest 25% above MA |
$1,610±$255Lowest 9% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
$8,523Highest 42% above MA |
$6,487 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
37.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Rockland and Millbury 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% |
83.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
28.2%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.7%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #202 of 282 in MA | #107 of 282 in MA | #175 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole | Rockland |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Walpole High | Rockland Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
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.