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Woburn vs Millis vs Burlington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woburn has the most renters (44.3% rent).
Millis has the most homeowners (83.2%).
Burlington has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Woburn | Millis | Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,939Highest |
8,888Lowest |
26,274 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
45.9±2.2 15% above MA |
| Millis and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.1%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Millis and Woburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
58.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Woburn and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,185±$9kLowest 7% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$146,436±$14k 41% above MA |
| Millis and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $673,500±$17k 20% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
$740,600±$35kHighest 32% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,221±$77 26% above MA |
$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA |
$2,718±$368Highest 54% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,354Lowest 11% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$6,165 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.5 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.4%±10.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Woburn 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% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 13% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
| Work from home | 16%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.5%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Burlington and Millis 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 | #169 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #83 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Woburn | Millis | Burlington |
| High school in town | Woburn High | Millis High School | Burlington High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
10.7Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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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.