What stands out worked out from the figures below

Salisbury has the most people working from home (28%).

Millis has the highest household income ($156k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Salisbury	Millis
People
Population	4,224Lowest	8,888Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+7.2% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	44.2±9.9Lowest 14% above U.S.	46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S.
	Millis and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.2%±6.9Highest U.S.: 22%	18.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Salisbury and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.1%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%	23.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Salisbury and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	58.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	54.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	4.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Millis and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,256±$26kLowest 54% above U.S.	$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S.
	Millis and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$763,700±$121kHighest 130% above U.S.	$603,500±$31kLowest 81% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,846±$736Highest 31% above U.S.	$1,696±$279Lowest 20% above U.S.
	Salisbury and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,125Lowest 64% above U.S.	$9,344Highest 200% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.2%±11.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	83.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S.	1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 25% below U.S.	31 minHighest 16% above U.S.
Work from home	28%±8Highest U.S.: 15.1%	17.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Salisbury and Millis 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	#19 of 149 in CT	#63 of 282 in MA
School district	Salisbury School District	Millis
High school in town	None in town	Millis High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	10.7
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U.S. 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.