Compare towns
Millis vs Bourne vs Medfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millis has the most affordable homes ($604k median).
Bourne has the oldest population (median age 61.2).
Medfield has the most people working from home (32.8%).
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 | Millis | Bourne | Medfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888Highest |
1,806Lowest |
6,849 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3 16% above MA |
61.2±3.5Highest 53% above MA |
45.7±5.4Lowest 14% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
6.1%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Medfield and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
38.6%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
58.5% MA: 47.3% |
72.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±7 MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
$97,847±$32kLowest 6% below MA |
$218,946±$34kHighest 111% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
$735,500±$156k 31% above MA |
$815,300±$46kHighest 45% above MA |
| Medfield and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
— | $2,014±$531Highest 14% above MA |
| Medfield and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,344 56% above MA |
$3,835Lowest 36% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.6%±20.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±17.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
12.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
32 minHighest 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±20.2 MA: 18.6% |
32.8%±6.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield and Bourne 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #26 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | — | — |
| High school in town | Millis High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.