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Millis vs Oak Bluffs 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).
Oak Bluffs has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Medfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Oak Bluffs | Medfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888 |
5,407Lowest |
13,068Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+18%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
43.6±6.1 9% above MA |
42.4±3Lowest 6% above MA |
| Millis and Oak Bluffs 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% |
24.5%±7 MA: 19.4% |
28.2%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Medfield and Oak Bluffs 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% |
21.4%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Oak Bluffs 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% |
47.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
78.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
1%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Medfield 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 |
$145,196±$37kLowest 40% above MA |
$235,800±$32kHighest 127% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
$923,100±$132kHighest 64% above MA |
$911,100±$32k 62% above MA |
| Oak Bluffs and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$1,099±$666Lowest 38% below MA |
$2,035±$559Highest 15% 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 |
$4,845Lowest 19% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
36.6%±34.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
63.1%±20.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Medfield 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% |
2.2% MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% MA: 62.5% |
76.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
13 minLowest 54% below MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 282 in MA | #111 of 282 in MA | #26 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Oak Bluffs · Martha's Vineyard | Medfield |
| High school in town | Millis High School | Martha's Vineyard Regional High | Medfield Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
8.5Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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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.