Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Millville's standout: it reports less crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, 132nd among Massachusetts's 282 graded towns. The median household earns $127K and 6% of its land is conserved. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. On walkability, just 19 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns do worse. Millville’s trail density is 0.5 miles per square mile, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 1.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On civic life, just 30 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns do worse.
Where Millville beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,224 in 1920, 3,174 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 8 maps from 1886 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Millville is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw14 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw32 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
31 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
32 mi Ancient siteHMS EndeavourGillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Millville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Millville.
Millville has home values falling while Massachusetts’s rise, sends most of its workers to Boston and beyond and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Massachusetts.
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Millville’s property crime rate is 0.9 per 1,000 residents, below both Massachusetts’ towns (4.9) and U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Millville is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Millville | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Blackstone-Millville school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 459 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Millville has 254 jobs for its 1,851 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Millville for work: only 3% work in town. Millville’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. Since 2013, Millville has lost 25 jobs, to 254 in 2023.
| Millville | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $127,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Values fell 2.5% in the past year while the Massachusetts typical home rose 2.3%.
The typical Millville home is worth about $479,000, 27% below the Massachusetts typical home. 87% of Millville households own their home.
| Millville | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,468 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Massachusetts it is less healthy than 79% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar. Against the 4,840 U.S. towns with household incomes like Millville’s, it is less healthy than 73%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Millville beats the Massachusetts average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of adults binge drink in Millville.
| Millville | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Millville | MA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 32.9% | 27.7% |
| More adults with depression | 28.1% | 23.8% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.7% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Millville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Millville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.2 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is King Property, at 40 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. King Property | — | 40 |
| 2. Town Forest | — | 21 |
| 3. Iyons Preserve | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Millville
About 4 of every 100 Millville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Where Millville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Millville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Millville is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,174 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Providence metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Millville.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millville | #132 | B+ | C | A+ | C+ | B+ |
| Blackstone | #153 | B | C | A | C+ | A− |
| Uxbridge | #148 | B | C− | A− | C | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Millville grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #132 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades B+ for health, A+ for safety and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 5 years of the area's median household income ($95,939 across the Worcester, MA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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