Compare towns
Rowley vs Plainfield vs Millis vs Edgartown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rowley has the most renters (18.3% rent).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($309k median).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Edgartown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
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 | Rowley | Plainfield | Millis | Edgartown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,251 |
616Lowest |
8,888Highest |
5,278 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±6.3 25% above MA |
50.6±9.5 27% above MA |
46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
51.9±8.6Highest 30% above MA |
| Edgartown and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowley and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±8.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Edgartown and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
56.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $132,734±$32k 28% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$125,236±$33k 20% above MA |
| Millis and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $667,300±$52k 19% above MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
$1,199,300±$262kHighest 113% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,603±$520 9% below MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$1,796±$470Highest about the MA average |
| Edgartown and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309 39% above MA |
$4,458Lowest 26% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$5,641 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
30%±35.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
87% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 3% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
12 minLowest 60% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
25.6%±15.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Edgartown 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 | #214 of 282 in MA | — | #63 of 282 in MA | #242 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Triton | — | Millis | Edgartown |
| High school in town | None 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.