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Whitman vs Gray vs Millbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitman has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Millbury has the most people working from home (14.8%).
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 | Whitman | Gray | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,295Highest |
8,429Lowest |
13,961 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8Lowest 4% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
42.6±3.1 10% above U.S. |
| Gray and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Whitman and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millbury and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,933±$14k 35% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$118,790±$13kHighest 47% above U.S. |
| Millbury and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$450,100±$19k 35% above U.S. |
| Whitman and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,623±$232 15% above U.S. |
| Whitman and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824Highest 87% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,406 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Whitman and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±3.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Millbury and Gray 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 | #191 of 282 in MA | #10 of 133 in ME | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Millbury |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.