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Whitman vs Millbury vs Douglas
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).
Millbury has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Douglas has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Millbury | Douglas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,295Highest |
13,961 |
9,207Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
44±2.6Highest 10% above MA |
| Douglas 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% |
20.9%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury and Whitman 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% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Douglas 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 |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12kHighest 16% below MA |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
$470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
| Whitman and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151Highest about the MA average |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA |
| Whitman and Millbury 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 |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
$6,338Highest 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Whitman and Millbury 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% |
5% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.4% MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
34 min 16% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Douglas and Millbury 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 | #202 of 282 in MA | #177 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | Millbury | Douglas |
| High school in town | None in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Douglas High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3Highest |
7.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.