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Rockland vs Millis vs Millbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockland has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Millbury has the shortest commute (29 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 | Rockland | Millis | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,701Highest |
8,888Lowest |
13,961 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
| Millis and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Millbury and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,405±$12kLowest 8% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,900±$21k 16% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,610±$255Lowest 9% below MA |
$1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
| Millis and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,487 8% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±10.4 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 14% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.7%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Millis and Millbury 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 | #175 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Rockland | Millis | Millbury |
| High school in town | Rockland Senior High | Millis High School | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.7Lowest |
11.3 |
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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.