Housing data for Millers Falls, MA
Millers Falls, MA has an estimated 1,054 residents and 515 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Franklin County.
23.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,316 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,054 (±253)
- Housing units
- 515 (±116)
- Households that rent
- 23.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,316
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −17.9%
What stands out in Millers Falls
Homes heated by fuel oil: 74.5% (±10.3 points) in Millers Falls, higher than in Franklin County (42.2%).
Median real estate taxes: $2,212 (±$547) in Millers Falls, lower than in Franklin County ($4,720).
Median home value: $254,200 (±$47,083) in Millers Falls, lower than in Franklin County ($329,000).
Homes built before 1980: 94.3% (±18.4 points) in Millers Falls, higher than in Franklin County (70.6%).
- Heating fuel in Millers Falls
- Property taxes in Millers Falls
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- Age of homes in Millers Falls
Housing in Millers Falls at a glance
- Median rent: $1,316 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,540 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 47.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 23.2% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $68,750 median household income
- Home values: $254,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,580 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,212 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 46.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 94.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 74.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 24.9 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −17.9% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 11.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Millers Falls against Franklin County, its state and the nation
| Millers Falls | Franklin County | Massachusetts | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,054 (±253) | 70,944 (exact) | 7,044,056 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 515 (±116) | 34,528 (±118) | 3,030,406 (±453) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 23.2% (±9.9 points) | 29.9% (±1.4 points) | 37.5% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,316 (±$181) | $1,177 (±$47) | $1,762 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $68,750 (±$9,610) | $74,907 (±$3,304) | $103,960 (±$527) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $254,200 (±$47,083) | $329,000 (±$5,825) | $562,100 (±$2,169) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,212 (±$547) | $4,720 (±$79) | $5,992 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 94.3% (±18.4 points) | 70.6% (±2.5 points) | 67.4% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 24.9 minutes (±5.2) | 23.8 minutes (±0.8) | 29.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 84.4% (±13.2 points) | 91.3% (±1.1 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 45.2 years (±7.4) | 47.2 years (±0.3) | 40.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Millers Falls covers 0.9 square miles of land, about 1,154 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Millers Falls has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,284 (±225) | 1,054 (±253) | −17.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 530 (±80) | 515 (±116) | −2.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $790 (±$548) | $1,316 (±$181) | +66.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $180,800 (±$13,973) | $254,200 (±$47,083) | +40.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $57,917 (±$15,697) | $68,750 (±$9,610) | +18.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,264 (±$106) | $1,580 (±$389) | +25.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,000 (±$353) | $2,212 (±$547) | +10.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 27.0% (±9.1 points) | 23.2% (±9.9 points) | −3.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±23.0 points) | 0.0% (±29.8 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Franklin County
Millers Falls has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Franklin County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Franklin County recorded 265 violent and 697 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Millers Falls
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill | 3.2 mi | $1,193 | $340,100 | 17.7% |
| Turners Falls | 3.5 mi | $1,116 | $246,700 | 44.3% |
| Erving | 4.1 mi | $1,163 | $271,800 | 18.5% |
| Wendell | 4.6 mi | $1,239 | $290,300 | 13.3% |
| Greenfield | 5.9 mi | $1,107 | $263,100 | 44.3% |
| Northfield | 7.0 mi | $1,142 | $375,800 | 14.9% |
| Deerfield | 7.5 mi | $1,334 | $414,900 | 21.6% |
| Leverett | 7.6 mi | $1,389 | $435,500 | 12.8% |
Places in Massachusetts most like Millers Falls
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acushnet Center | $1,083 | $378,900 | $71,864 | 16.2% |
| Clarksburg | $1,125 | $239,900 | $77,143 | 15.7% |
| Athol (community) | $1,120 | $248,700 | $67,394 | 36.3% |
| Northfield (community) | $1,089 | $300,500 | $68,333 | 23.8% |
| Athol | $1,150 | $268,100 | $69,316 | 27.6% |
| Buckland | $1,111 | $321,400 | $82,877 | 25.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Massachusetts.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Millers Falls, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,311 | $1,439 | $1,882 | $2,242 | $2,473 |
HUD income limits for Millers Falls, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $27,650 | $46,000 | $73,650 |
| 2 people | $31,600 | $52,550 | $84,200 |
| 3 people | $35,550 | $59,200 | $94,700 |
| 4 people | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| 5 people | $42,650 | $71,050 | $113,650 |
| 6 people | $45,800 | $76,300 | $122,050 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $81,550 | $130,450 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $86,800 | $138,900 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Franklin County, MA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $109,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Millers Falls is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Montague, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Millers Falls
What is the average rent in Millers Falls, MA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Millers Falls is $1,316 (±$181) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Millers Falls?
Millers Falls has an estimated 116 (±51) renting households, 23.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Millers Falls?
The median household income in Millers Falls is $68,750 (±$9,610) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Millers Falls, MA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $254,200 (±$47,083) for owner-occupied homes in Millers Falls (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Millers Falls?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Millers Falls, MA is $1,580 (±$389) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Millers Falls?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Millers Falls, MA is $2,212 (±$547) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Millers Falls growing?
In Millers Falls, the number of residents went from 1,284 in 2015–2019 to 1,054 in 2020–2024 (−17.9%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Franklin County, MA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Franklin County, MA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts (place:41410, in state:25).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .