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Sturbridge vs Marblehead 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).
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
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 | Marblehead | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,960 |
20,413Highest |
8,888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.2±2.6 18% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
| Marblehead and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3 MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Marblehead and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Marblehead 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% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Sturbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $136,759±$15kLowest 32% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
| Marblehead and Millis 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 |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$398Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,764±$147Highest about the MA average |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Marblehead 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 |
$8,309 39% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42%±17.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Marblehead 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% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.2% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.8%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Sturbridge · Tantasqua | Marblehead | Millis |
| High school in town | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | Marblehead High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7Lowest |
10.7Highest |
10.7Highest |
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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.