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Millis vs Stow 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).
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Stow | Millis-Clicquot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888Highest |
7,165 |
4,437Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+8.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% 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% |
22.3%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Stow and Millis 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% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest 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% |
75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$185,809±$22kHighest 79% above MA |
$146,853±$14kLowest 41% above MA |
| Stow and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
$545,600±$50kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$1,782±$126 about the MA average |
$1,820±$296Highest 3% above MA |
| Millis-Clicquot and Stow 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,581Lowest 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
59.7%±44.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
49.3%±17Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Stow 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% |
5.2% MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% MA: 62.5% |
85.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.4%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 282 in MA | #44 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Millis | Nashoba | — |
| High school in town | Millis High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.