Compare towns
Sheffield vs Weweantic vs Millville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheffield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Weweantic has the youngest population (median age 44.4).
Millville has the highest household income ($127k).
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 | Weweantic | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,330Highest |
1,452Lowest |
3,160 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2% MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±8Highest 21% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
46±2.2 15% 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%±4 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Millville and Sheffield 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% |
17.3%±6.9 MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±4.5 MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,120±$31k 11% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$127,188±$32kHighest 22% above MA |
| Millville and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,400±$32kLowest 27% below MA |
$420,800±$42k 25% below MA |
$444,600±$25kHighest 21% below MA |
| Millville and Weweantic 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±$234Lowest 17% 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 | $4,520 25% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$5,327Highest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±21.2 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millville and Sheffield 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% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 29% below MA |
22 min 24% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.5%±5.2 MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Millville and Sheffield 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 |
| School district | Southern Berkshire | — | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Mt Everett Regional | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.8 |
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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.