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Millis vs Chilmark vs Upton
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 renters (16.8% rent).
Chilmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+40%).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Chilmark | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888Highest |
1,578Lowest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
| Chilmark and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton 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% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Chilmark and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.5% MA: 47.3% |
68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Chilmark 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 |
$168,750±$28kHighest 62% above MA |
$155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
| Chilmark and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Chilmark and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.1% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
32 min 8% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Chilmark and Upton 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 | — | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Up-Island Regional | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Millis High School | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | 11.2Highest |
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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.