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Millis vs Suffield vs Millis-Clicquot
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 most expensive homes ($604k median).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k median).
Millis-Clicquot has the most renters (24.2% rent).
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 | Suffield | Millis-Clicquot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888 |
15,702Highest |
4,437Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
45.7±4.9 17% above U.S. |
| 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%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Millis and Millis-Clicquot 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% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.8%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kLowest 48% above U.S. |
$146,853±$14k 82% above U.S. |
| Millis and Millis-Clicquot 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. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$545,600±$50k 64% above U.S. |
| Millis and Millis-Clicquot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 20% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,820±$296Highest 29% above U.S. |
| Millis-Clicquot and Millis 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. |
$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$8,581 175% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.3%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Suffield 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% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Millis | Suffield School District | — |
| High school in town | Millis High School | Suffield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.