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Millis vs Dunstable 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).
Dunstable has the most homeowners (96.5%).
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 | Dunstable | Medfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888Highest |
3,408Lowest |
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±3Highest 16% above MA |
41.5±2.4Lowest 4% above MA |
45.7±5.4 14% above MA |
| Millis and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Dunstable and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Medfield 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% |
62.4% MA: 47.3% |
72.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dunstable 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±$9kLowest 50% above MA |
$208,512±$23k 101% above MA |
$218,946±$34kHighest 111% above MA |
| Medfield and Dunstable 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 |
$674,000±$30k 20% above MA |
$815,300±$46kHighest 45% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$1,325±$637Lowest 25% 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 |
$9,020Lowest 51% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
60%±77.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±17.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dunstable and Millis 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% |
0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% MA: 62.5% |
96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
32 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
32.8%±6.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 282 in MA | #4 of 282 in MA | #26 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Groton-Dunstable | — |
| High school in town | Millis High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.