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Peabody vs Millis vs Leominster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peabody has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Leominster has the most affordable homes ($380k median).
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 | Peabody | Millis | Leominster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54,695Highest |
8,888Lowest |
43,909 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.4 13% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
43.3±2.2Lowest 8% above MA |
| Millis and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Leominster and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
19.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Peabody and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
33.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,657±$4k 7% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$83,816±$7kLowest 19% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $596,200±$12k 6% above MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$380,400±$14kLowest 32% below MA |
| Millis and Peabody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,950±$99Highest 11% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$1,354±$50Lowest 23% below MA |
| Peabody and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,065Lowest 15% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$5,256 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
48.9%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Peabody and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
26 min 10% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.9%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #228 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #233 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Peabody | Millis | Leominster |
| High school in town | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | Millis High School | Leominster High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
10.7Highest |
10.6 |
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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.