Compare towns
Millis vs Upton vs Whately vs Littleton
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).
Whately has the most affordable homes ($432k median).
Littleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.6%).
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 | Whately | Littleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,888 |
8,189 |
1,499Lowest |
10,280Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.4% MA: +7.4% |
+13.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
49.3±6.7Highest 23% above MA |
43.5±2Lowest 9% above MA |
| Whately 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% |
16.4%±3.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Littleton 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%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±6.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Whately 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% MA: 47.3% |
47.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
59.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Littleton 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 50% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$116,563±$15kLowest 12% above MA |
$149,722±$31k 44% above MA |
| Millis and Upton 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±$41k about the MA average |
$431,500±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
$658,300±$40kHighest 17% above MA |
| Littleton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$977±$125 45% below MA |
$2,016±$507Highest 14% above MA |
| Littleton and Millis 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 |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$5,027Lowest 16% below MA |
$9,458Highest 58% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
26.7%±29Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.7%±13.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.4% MA: 10% |
5.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
88.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
23 minLowest 21% below MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.4%±8.5 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | — | #52 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Whately | Littleton |
| High school in town | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | None in town | Littleton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
11.2 |
— | 13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.