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Millis vs Peterborough vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Peterborough has the most renters (43.7% rent).
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 | Peterborough | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888Highest |
6,408Lowest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Lowest 19% above U.S. |
52.1±1.9Highest 34% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Peterborough 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$98,401±$8kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33k 93% above U.S. |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$404,500±$31kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41k 73% above U.S. |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,395±$209 about the U.S. average |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Millis and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$8,655 177% above U.S. |
$8,376Lowest 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
56.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.8%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton and Millis 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 | #59 of 120 in NH | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Contoocook Valley School District | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Millis High School | Conval Regional High School | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
12.0Highest |
11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.