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Millville vs Pelham 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 oldest population (median age 46).
Pelham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Blackstone has the most renters (26.8% rent).
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 | Pelham | Blackstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
14,449Highest |
9,255 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2Highest 18% above U.S. |
41.5±2.7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
43.2±1.7 11% above U.S. |
| Millville and Blackstone 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% |
22%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Pelham and Blackstone 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% |
16.5%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Blackstone and Pelham 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% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pelham 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. |
$135,956±$19kHighest 68% above U.S. |
$94,191±$21kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Pelham 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. |
$552,600±$27kHighest 66% above U.S. |
$404,400±$34kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,425±$88 about the U.S. average |
$1,189±$85Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Millville and Pelham 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. |
$8,634Highest 177% above U.S. |
$5,703 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.3%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
65%±18.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pelham and Blackstone 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% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 12% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pelham and Blackstone 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 | #48 of 120 in NH | #207 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Pelham School District | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | None in town | Pelham High School | Blackstone Millville RHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Lowest |
13.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.