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Peru vs Millis vs Hinsdale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the most homeowners (98.2%).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Hinsdale has the shortest commute (23 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 | Peru | Millis | Hinsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 630Lowest |
8,888Highest |
1,859 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8Highest 32% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
43.8±10.1Lowest 9% above MA |
| Peru and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
15%±4.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Millis and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Peru and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hinsdale and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,750±$18k 13% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$77,845±$17kLowest 25% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,400±$15kLowest 52% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$267,600±$35k 52% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$1,109±$118Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,805 36% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$3,065Lowest 49% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.3%±24.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Hinsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
78.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 7% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
23 minLowest 20% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.7%±4.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Millis and Peru 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 | — | #63 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Millis | Central Berkshire |
| High school in town | — | Millis High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.