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Millville vs Georgetown vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the most homeowners (86.9%).
Georgetown has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Sheffield has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Georgetown | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
8,474Highest |
3,330 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 15% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
48.2±8Highest 21% above MA |
| Sheffield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown 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% |
18.5%±2.9 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Georgetown 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 MA: 47.3% |
56.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±4.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sheffield 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 22% above MA |
$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
$92,120±$31kLowest 11% below MA |
| Georgetown 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 21% below MA |
$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA |
$409,400±$32kLowest 27% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234Lowest 17% below MA |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$1,837±$1k 4% above MA |
| Georgetown and Sheffield 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 |
$7,272Highest 21% above MA |
$4,520Lowest 25% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.2%±21.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Georgetown and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
82.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
21 minLowest 29% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #180 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA | #250 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Georgetown | Southern Berkshire |
| High school in town | None in town | Georgetown High School | Mt Everett Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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| 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.