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Millville vs Union vs Plympton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the most renters (13.1% rent).
Union has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
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 | Union | Plympton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Highest |
944Lowest |
2,935 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2Lowest 18% above U.S. |
49.9±4.3Highest 28% above U.S. |
46.4±4.2 19% above U.S. |
| Union and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Union and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Union 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. |
$88,958±$14kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$126,736±$20k 57% above U.S. |
| 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±$25k 34% above U.S. |
$330,400±$26kLowest about the U.S. average |
$517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Millville 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. |
— | $555±$148Lowest 61% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327 71% above U.S. |
$4,793Lowest 54% above U.S. |
$6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
90%±64.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.8%±40.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Union 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
32 minLowest 20% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plympton 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 | — | #110 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Union School District | Plympton |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.