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Whitman vs Hamilton vs Millbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitman has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Hamilton has the most people working from home (26.3%).
Millbury has the shortest commute (29 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 | Whitman | Hamilton | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,295Highest |
7,600Lowest |
13,961 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
43.5±2.1Highest 9% above MA |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
| Hamilton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
24%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hamilton and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Hamilton and Millbury 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 MA: 47.3% |
68.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Hamilton 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±$14kLowest 5% above MA |
$129,833±$14kHighest 25% above MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
| Hamilton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12k 16% below MA |
$720,000±$36kHighest 28% above MA |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151 about the MA average |
$1,794±$394Highest about the MA average |
$1,623±$232Lowest 8% below MA |
| Hamilton and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824 about the MA average |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4 MA: 51.8% |
65.8%±23.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hamilton and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
7.8% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1965Highest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.3%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #191 of 282 in MA | #36 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | Hamilton-Wenham | Millbury |
| High school in town | None in town | Hamilton-Wenham Regional High | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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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.