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Millis vs Worcester vs Upton vs Millis-Clicquot
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 expensive homes ($604k median).
Worcester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.1%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Worcester | Upton | Millis-Clicquot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,888 |
207,055Highest |
8,189 |
4,437Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
45.7±4.9 14% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±0.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Worcester 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% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 MA: 17.9% |
| 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 MA: 47.3% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
53.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$146,853±$14k 41% 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±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$545,600±$50k about the MA average |
| Millis and Upton 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 |
$1,487±$38 16% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,820±$296Highest 3% above MA |
| 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 56% above MA |
$4,733Lowest 21% below MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$8,581 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
49.3%±17Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.4%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Millis-Clicquot 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 | #266 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Millis | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | Millis High School | South High Community | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
14.6Highest |
11.2 |
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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.