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Millers FallsMA

Population 1,054: a town settled in 1870.

Population
1,054
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$320K
+3.5% in a year
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
45.2
years
Jobs based here
111
A commuter town

Is Millers Falls a good place to live?

No town among the 284 in Massachusetts we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Millers Falls. Millers Falls’ concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both the Massachusetts town median (1.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Millers Falls yet; the figures below are still real.

Small town

1,054 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Montague · 2 miGill · 3 miErving · 3 miWendell · 5 miGreenfield · 6 miNorthfield · 7 mi
MontagueErvingMontagueErvingMillers Falls
Main Street
Main Street, 1910
Millers Falls’s story

156 years in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1910.

  • 1870Millers Falls is settled
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Springfield Armory National Historic Site and 49 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millers Falls. Close and well known come first.

All 130 attractions →
33 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year18 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir28 mi MountainMount Monadnock35 mi MountainMount Greylock38 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England38 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Millers Falls: who provides what

Millers Falls is unincorporated, so Franklin County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEversource21.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTurners Falls Water DeptNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFranklin CountyFranklin County provides services here
SchoolsGill-Montague School DistrictErving School DistrictGill-Montague School District in Erving (7-12)3 districts serve Millers Falls; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Massachusetts you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMontague Town ClerkTown of Montague; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes01349, 0134401349 51% · 01344 49%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Millers Falls.

Housing

Millers Falls’ typical home value is about $320K

Millers Falls’ median rent comes in at $1,316 a month. 77% of Millers Falls households are owner-occupiers.

$320KZillow home value
Millers FallsMassachusetts townsU.S. towns
Median rent$1,316 a month$1,683 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home77%79%73%

Typical home value

Millers Falls$320K
Massachusetts$655K
+3.5%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Full pageMillers Falls’ housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsUp 3.5% in a yearYears of income to buyA typical home costs 4.7 years of incomeRents$1,316 a month · Median rentVs. the neighbors2 bordering towns

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Millers Falls work out of town

The share of residents in Millers Falls who live below the poverty line: 14%. Employers in Millers Falls added 68 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 111. The typical household income for Millers Falls comes to $69,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.

1%work in town
Millers FallsMassachusetts townsU.S. towns
Median household income$69,000$120,000$80,000
Below the poverty line14%6%9.6%
Average trip to work25 minutes30 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Millers Falls1%
Greenfield13%
Montague10%
Amherst Town8%
Springfield5%
15 mi
median commute distance
111
jobs based in Millers Falls
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Full pageMillers Falls’ work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here111 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Millers FallsCommute times25 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 15 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Millers Falls: inland flooding

Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 63% of Millers Falls’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to cold waves.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes
Full pageMillers Falls’ hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters18 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Millers Falls: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Millers Falls’ typical July afternoon high is 83°F.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–36°
Spring35–57°
Summer57–80°
Fall40–61°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageMillers Falls’ climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 15°Rain & snow46″ of snow a winter · 48 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Millers Falls is

9% of adults have diabetes in Millers Falls. This Massachusetts town tracks Massachusetts closely on all 32 CDC measures. Two figures for adults here: 26% have obesity, 35% feel lonely.

Millers FallsMassachusetts townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%24%23%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)26%28%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)35%33%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)18%16%17%
32 measures vs. Massachusetts
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
5.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageMillers Falls’ health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby5.1 miles to an ER · Baystate Franklin Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MA on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 4.6% of Millers Falls

Only 8 of the 284 Massachusetts towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Millers Falls. This Massachusetts town has 3 parks and preserves, 11 acres in all.

4.6%conserved
4.6%
conserved · 28 of 609 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Watershed Protection Area—6
2. Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access0.1 mi3
3. Connecticut River Greenway State Park—2
Full pageMillers Falls’ outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map0.1 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk0.1 miles of trail · Millers Falls Riverfront Public AccessConserved land4.6% conserved · 28 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Millers Falls?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Millers Falls

17pages on Millers Falls
The big questions
HealthBetter than MA on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of living$320K typical home · up 3.5% in a yearWork & commute$69K median household income · 111 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors0 mi of trails · 5% conserved landPlacesAttractions130 nearby · Historic Deerfield 6 miLibraryMillers Falls LibraryCollegesGreenfield Community College is 7.2 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1870Famous people1 born in Millers FallsClimate83° summer highs · 46″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 01349Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Millers Falls

Greenfield Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Greenfield7.2 mi$5,810 in-state tuitionUniversity of Massachusetts-AmherstUniversity or college · Public · Amherst13.5 mi$17,772 in-state tuitionAmherst CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Amherst14.3 mi$70,480 tuition

About 5 of every 100 Millers Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A shrinking town

Millers Falls has shrunk 13% from 2010 to 2020

1,139 counted in 2010 and 994 in 2020.

1,1392010
9942020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

About Millers Falls

Census-designated place in Massachusetts, United States

Millers Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Montague and Erving in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Millers Falls had a population of 994. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
299 ft
ZIP code
01349

Questions about Millers Falls

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Millers Falls, MA a good place to live?

We don’t grade Millers Falls yet; the figures below are still real.