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Millville vs Ware 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 highest household income ($127k).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
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 | Ware | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
10,048Highest |
3,330 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
+2.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 15% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% 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% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware 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% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
37.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±4.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Sheffield 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 |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$92,120±$31k 11% below MA |
| Millville and Sheffield 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 |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$409,400±$32k 27% below MA |
| Millville and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234 17% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,837±$1kHighest 4% above MA |
| Sheffield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327Highest 11% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$4,520 25% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
29.2%±21.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Millville 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% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 10% above MA |
28 min about the MA average |
21 minLowest 29% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±5.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #250 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Ware | Southern Berkshire |
| High school in town | None in town | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Mt Everett Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
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.