What stands out worked out from the figures below

Winchester has the most affordable homes ($250k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Winchester	Millbury
People
Population	10,284Lowest	13,961Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+4.3% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	49.1±6.2Highest 26% above U.S.	42.6±3.1Lowest 10% above U.S.
	Winchester and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22%	20.9%±3Highest U.S.: 22%
	Millbury and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%	20.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Winchester and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	27.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	36.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	4.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Millbury and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$66,519±$12kLowest 18% below U.S.	$118,790±$13kHighest 47% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$249,500±$17kLowest 25% below U.S.	$450,100±$19kHighest 35% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,174±$116Lowest 17% below U.S.	$1,623±$232Highest 15% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,780Lowest 53% above U.S.	$5,406Highest 73% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.9%±15.8Highest U.S.: 51.1%	43.5%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Winchester and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	12.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	65.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	75.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S.	1965Highest 15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the U.S. average	29 minHighest 9% above U.S.
Work from home	6.9%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	14.8%±3.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#97 of 149 in CT	#202 of 282 in MA
School district	Explorations District · Regional School District 07	Millbury
High school in town	Northwestern Regional High School	Millbury Junior/Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school	9.7Lowest	11.3Highest
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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.