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Millis vs Hanover vs Millis-Clicquot
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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Hanover has the most kids (26.1% under 18).
Millis-Clicquot has the most affordable homes ($546k median).
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 | Hanover | Millis-Clicquot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888 |
14,845Highest |
4,437Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9% MA: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
41.8±1.4Lowest 4% above MA |
45.7±4.9 14% above MA |
| Millis and Millis-Clicquot 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% |
26.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Millis-Clicquot 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% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis-Clicquot 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 |
$189,803±$23kHighest 83% above MA |
$146,853±$14kLowest 41% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$755,400±$39kHighest 34% above MA |
$545,600±$50kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$1,845±$341Highest 5% above MA |
$1,820±$296 3% above MA |
| Hanover and Millis-Clicquot 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 |
$9,342 56% above MA |
$8,581Lowest 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
65%±23.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.3%±17Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hanover and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% MA: 62.5% |
84.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.4%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Hanover and Millis-Clicquot 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 | #69 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Millis | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Millis High School | South Shore Vocational Technical High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.