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Millers Falls vs Montague vs Erving
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millers Falls has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Montague has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.7%).
Erving has the highest household income ($78k).
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 | Millers Falls | Montague | Erving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
8,482Highest |
1,703 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.4Highest 13% above MA |
44.3±3.1 11% above MA |
43.3±2.4Lowest 8% above MA |
| Millers Falls and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Millers Falls and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±7.6 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Montague and Millers Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
37.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millers Falls and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$10kLowest 34% below MA |
$70,510±$12k 32% below MA |
$77,656±$9kHighest 25% below MA |
| Erving and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,200±$47kLowest 55% below MA |
$282,100±$17kHighest 50% below MA |
$271,800±$20k 52% below MA |
| Montague and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,316±$181Highest 25% below MA |
$1,207±$115 31% below MA |
$1,163±$213Lowest 34% below MA |
| Millers Falls and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,212 63% below MA |
$3,922Highest 35% below MA |
$1,870Lowest 69% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±34.1 MA: 51.8% |
64.6%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±23Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Montague and Millers Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8% MA: 62.5% |
62.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1951 13 yrs older than MA |
1957Highest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 14% below MA |
21 minLowest 28% below MA |
28 minHighest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 12%±12.4 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Montague and Millers Falls 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 | — | #265 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical · Gill-Montague | Erving |
| High school in town | — | Franklin County Technical | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.