Compare towns
Millville vs Sturbridge vs Blackstone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering MillvilleUxbridge
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the shortest commute (32 min average).
Sturbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Sturbridge | Blackstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
9,960Highest |
9,255 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 15% above MA |
47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
43.2±1.7Lowest 8% above MA |
| Sturbridge 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% |
20.7%±3 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Blackstone and Sturbridge 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% |
19.8%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Sturbridge 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 MA: 47.3% |
49.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Sturbridge 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 |
$136,759±$15kHighest 32% above MA |
$94,191±$21kLowest 9% below MA |
| Sturbridge 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±$25kHighest 21% below MA |
$425,800±$18k 24% below MA |
$404,400±$34kLowest 28% below MA |
| Millville and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234Highest 17% below MA |
$1,193±$398 32% below MA |
$1,189±$85Lowest 33% below MA |
| Millville and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327Lowest 11% below MA |
$6,520Highest 9% above MA |
$5,703 5% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
42%±17.7 MA: 51.8% |
65%±18.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Blackstone and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.3% MA: 62.5% |
73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 10% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
34 min 16% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Sturbridge 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 | #89 of 282 in MA | #207 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Sturbridge · Tantasqua | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | None in town | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | Blackstone Millville RHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7Lowest |
13.6Highest |
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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.