Compare towns
Millis vs Dunstable 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888Highest |
3,408Lowest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
41.5±2.4Lowest 4% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Dunstable 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% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Upton 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% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest 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±$9k 50% above MA |
$208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
$155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$1,325±$637 25% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Millis and Dunstable 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 |
$9,020 51% above MA |
$8,376Lowest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
60%±77.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest 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% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
34 min 18% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Dunstable 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 | #4 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Groton-Dunstable | 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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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.