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Millis vs Plympton vs Windsor Locks
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 the highest household income ($156k).
Plympton has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k 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 | Plympton | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888 |
2,935Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
46.4±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks 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±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$126,736±$20k 57% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$517,800±$52k 56% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$555±$148Lowest 61% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
| Millis and Windsor Locks 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. |
$6,628 113% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.8%±40.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plympton and Windsor Locks 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 | #110 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Millis | Plympton | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Millis High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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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.