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Sheffield vs Millville vs Brimfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheffield has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Millville has the highest household income ($127k).
Brimfield has the most people working from home (13.7%).
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 | Sheffield | Millville | Brimfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,330 |
3,160Lowest |
3,705Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±8Highest 21% above MA |
46±2.2 15% above MA |
43.7±5.3Lowest 9% above MA |
| Sheffield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Brimfield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Brimfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5% MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±4.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Sheffield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,120±$31kLowest 11% below MA |
$127,188±$32kHighest 22% above MA |
$111,250±$22k 7% above MA |
| Millville and Brimfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,400±$32k 27% below MA |
$444,600±$25kHighest 21% below MA |
$389,100±$27kLowest 31% below MA |
| Millville and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,837±$1kHighest 4% above MA |
$1,468±$234 17% below MA |
$886±$365Lowest 50% below MA |
| Sheffield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,520Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,327Highest 11% below MA |
$5,128 14% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±21.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
53.2%±25.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Brimfield and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
87.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1988Highest 24 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 29% below MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
34 minHighest 16% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.5%±5.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
13.7%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Brimfield and Millville 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 | #250 of 282 in MA | #180 of 282 in MA | #108 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Southern Berkshire | Blackstone-Millville | Brimfield |
| High school in town | Mt Everett Regional | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.8 |
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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.