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Millville vs Colebrook vs Blackstone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Bordering MillvilleUxbridge
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the highest household income ($127k).
Colebrook has the most affordable homes ($343k median).
Blackstone has the most people working from home (17.4%).
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 | Colebrook | Blackstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160 |
1,494Lowest |
9,255Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 18% above U.S. |
52.1±5Highest 34% above U.S. |
43.2±1.7Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Colebrook 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% |
17.9%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Blackstone and Colebrook 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% |
26%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Colebrook and Blackstone 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% |
36.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Colebrook 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 58% above U.S. |
$111,250±$17k 38% above U.S. |
$94,191±$21kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Millville and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,600±$25kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$342,800±$19kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$404,400±$34k 22% above U.S. |
| Millville and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,333±$626 6% below U.S. |
$1,189±$85Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Millville and Colebrook 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. |
$6,211Highest 99% above U.S. |
$5,703 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±55 U.S.: 51.1% |
65%±18.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Blackstone and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 21% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 29% above U.S. |
34 min 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Blackstone and Millville 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 | — | #207 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Colebrook School District | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Blackstone Millville RHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.6 |
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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.