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Millis vs Upton vs Chilmark
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 most renters (16.8% rent).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Chilmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+40%).
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 | Chilmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888Highest |
8,189 |
1,578Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
| Chilmark and Millis 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% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| 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 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Chilmark 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% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Chilmark 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 |
$155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
$168,750±$28kHighest 62% above MA |
| Chilmark 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 |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
| Chilmark and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| 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%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.1% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Chilmark 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 | — |
| School district | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Up-Island Regional |
| High school in town | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.