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Millville vs Bow vs Hubbardston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the most renters (13.1% rent).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Hubbardston has the most affordable homes ($372k median).
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 | Bow | Hubbardston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
8,335Highest |
4,371 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 18% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
46.8±9.1Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Hubbardston and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Hubbardston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hubbardston and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Hubbardston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $127,188±$32k 58% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$123,500±$24kLowest 53% above U.S. |
| Bow and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,600±$25k 34% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$371,600±$18kLowest 12% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234 4% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$953±$206Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Bow and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327 71% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,716Lowest 51% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.4%±67.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hubbardston and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Hubbardston 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #128 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Bow School District | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.