Compare towns
Truro vs Millis vs Provincetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Truro has the oldest population (median age 64.1).
Millis has the most kids (18.4% under 18).
Provincetown has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Truro | Millis | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,708Lowest |
8,888Highest |
3,703 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +22.5% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+24.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
56.3±2.6 41% above MA |
| Truro and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 45.6%±10.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25%±5.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±5.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
9.6%±6.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Provincetown and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,984±$72kLowest 14% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$136,904±$44k 32% above MA |
| Millis and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $888,200±$117k 58% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
$902,200±$180kHighest 61% above MA |
| Provincetown and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$1,261±$415Lowest 28% below MA |
| Millis and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$4,927 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.3%±17.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Truro and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
76.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1961Lowest 3 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
13 minLowest 55% below MA |
| Work from home | 35.2%±22.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.5%±9.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Truro and Provincetown 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 | — | #63 of 282 in MA | #254 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Truro | Millis | Provincetown |
| High school in town | None in town | Millis High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.