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Millis vs Upton vs Woburn
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 highest household income ($156k).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Woburn has the most renters (44.3% 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 | Upton | Woburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,888 |
8,189Lowest |
41,939Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
39.3±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.9%±1.7Lowest 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%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Upton 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 MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
46.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Woburn 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 50% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$111,185±$9kLowest 7% 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±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$673,500±$17kHighest 20% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,221±$77Highest 26% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$5,354Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Woburn 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% |
7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
16%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Millis 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 | #169 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Woburn |
| High school in town | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | Woburn High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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.