Compare towns
Millville vs Bourne vs Blackstone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering MillvilleUxbridge
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the highest household income ($127k).
Bourne has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Blackstone has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Millville | Bourne | Blackstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
20,323Highest |
9,255 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 15% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
43.2±1.7Lowest 8% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Blackstone and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $127,188±$32kHighest 22% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$94,191±$21k 9% below MA |
| Millville and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
$575,600±$28kHighest about the MA average |
$404,400±$34kLowest 28% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234Highest 17% below MA |
$1,379±$300 22% below MA |
$1,189±$85Lowest 33% below MA |
| Millville and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327 11% below MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,703Highest 5% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5 MA: 51.8% |
65%±18.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Blackstone and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
34 minHighest 16% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Blackstone and Bourne 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 | #180 of 282 in MA | #206 of 282 in MA | #207 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | Blackstone Millville RHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
13.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.