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Millis vs Upton vs Brunswick vs Medfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Brunswick has the most affordable homes ($376k median).
Medfield has the most people working from home (32.8%).
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 | Upton | Brunswick | Medfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,888 |
8,189 |
22,336Highest |
6,849Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Highest 19% above U.S. |
40±2.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.7±5.4 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Medfield 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% |
20.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis and Brunswick 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% |
53.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
72.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.3%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $155,996±$9k 93% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33k 93% above U.S. |
$74,952±$6kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$218,946±$34kHighest 171% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$31k 81% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41k 73% above U.S. |
$376,300±$15kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$815,300±$46kHighest 145% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 20% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,469±$99 4% above U.S. |
$2,014±$531Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Medfield and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,344 200% above U.S. |
$8,376 169% above U.S. |
$4,756Lowest 52% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±8.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Brunswick 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% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
32 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.8%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Medfield and Upton 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #30 of 133 in ME | #26 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — |
| High school in town | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | Brunswick High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
11.2Highest |
10.9 |
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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.