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Millville vs Bow vs Plympton
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 affordable homes ($445k median).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Plympton has the most homeowners (93.1%).
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 | Plympton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160 |
8,335Highest |
2,935Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 18% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
46.4±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Plympton 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% |
21.6%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Plympton 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% |
22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plympton 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% |
38.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow 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±$32k 58% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$126,736±$20kLowest 57% 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±$25kLowest 34% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234 4% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$555±$148Lowest 61% 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 | $5,327Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$6,628 113% 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% |
50.8%±40.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plympton and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Plympton 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 | #110 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Bow School District | Plympton |
| 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.