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Millville vs Northbridge vs Plympton
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 affordable homes ($445k median).
Northbridge has the most renters (29.5% rent).
Plympton has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Northbridge | Plympton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160 |
16,458Highest |
2,935Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 15% above MA |
43.8±2.6Lowest 9% above MA |
46.4±4.2Highest 16% above MA |
| 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 MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Plympton and Northbridge 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% |
16.4%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Plympton and Northbridge 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% |
36.9% MA: 47.3% |
38.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Northbridge 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 |
$111,319±$19kLowest 7% above MA |
$126,736±$20k 22% above MA |
| Millville and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,600±$25kLowest 21% below MA |
$448,600±$15k 20% below MA |
$517,800±$52kHighest 8% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234Highest 17% below MA |
$1,207±$102 31% below MA |
$555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
| Millville and Northbridge 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 |
$4,821Lowest 20% below MA |
$6,628Highest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.2%±9.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Northbridge and Plympton 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% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% MA: 62.5% |
70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
31 minLowest 7% above MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.2%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Plympton and Northbridge 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 | #226 of 282 in MA | #110 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Northbridge | Plympton |
| High school in town | None in town | Northbridge High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.8 |
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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.