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Sturbridge vs Beverly vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sturbridge has the most affordable homes ($426k median).
Beverly has the most renters (39.9% rent).
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.
| Measure | Sturbridge | Beverly | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,960 |
42,665Highest |
8,888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
39±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
| Sturbridge and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Sturbridge and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3 MA: 17.9% |
19.4%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.4% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
11.3%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $136,759±$15k 32% above MA |
$106,044±$7kLowest about the MA average |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
| Millis and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,800±$18kLowest 24% below MA |
$650,300±$13kHighest 16% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$398Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,771±$106Highest about the MA average |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Beverly and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,520Lowest 9% above MA |
$6,836 14% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±17.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.2 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
60.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
30 minLowest 3% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.8%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
22.3%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Beverly and Sturbridge 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 | #89 of 282 in MA | #144 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Sturbridge · Tantasqua | Beverly | Millis |
| High school in town | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | Beverly High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7Lowest |
12.2Highest |
10.7 |
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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.