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Millis vs Chilmark vs Wrentham
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).
Chilmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+40%).
Wrentham has the most kids (19.8% 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 | Wrentham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888 |
1,578Lowest |
12,297Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+11.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
46.8±3.2 17% above MA |
| Chilmark and Wrentham 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% |
19.8%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Wrentham 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% |
21.7%±2.5Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wrentham and Millis 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 |
$151,676±$17kLowest 46% 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±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$654,900±$26k 17% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$1,184±$628Lowest 33% 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 |
$7,373 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40.6%±15.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
32 min 8% above MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Chilmark and Wrentham 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 | — | #49 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Up-Island Regional | King Philip · Wrentham |
| High school in town | Millis High School | None in town | King Philip Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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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.