Compare towns
Wrentham vs Dedham vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wrentham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Dedham has the most renters (26.6% rent).
Millis has the most affordable homes ($604k median).
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 | Wrentham | Dedham | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,297 |
25,237Highest |
8,888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.2Highest 17% above MA |
44.6±1.6Lowest 12% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
| Wrentham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.6%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Wrentham and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dedham and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,676±$17k 46% above MA |
$128,955±$10kLowest 24% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
| Millis and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $654,900±$26k 17% above MA |
$661,800±$16kHighest 18% above MA |
$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA |
| Dedham and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$628Lowest 33% below MA |
$2,042±$182Highest 16% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Dedham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,373Lowest 23% above MA |
$7,918 32% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±15.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±10 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest MA: 10% |
5.6% MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% MA: 62.5% |
73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 11% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Wrentham and Dedham 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 | #49 of 282 in MA | #119 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | King Philip · Wrentham | Dedham | Millis |
| High school in town | King Philip Regional High | Dedham High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
10.4Lowest |
10.7 |
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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.