How many renters in Millis, MA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

56.5% (±17.2 points) of renting households in Millis, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

56.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
56.5% (±17.2 points)
Paying 35% or more
56.5% (±15.3 points)
Median share of income
41.6% (±15.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Millis

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentMillisNorfolk CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than 15%7.4% (±6.9 points)11.2%12.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%23.6% (±14.4 points)11.5%11.6%12.2%
20% to 24.9%5.6% (±6.4 points)13.4%12.3%12.6%
25% to 29.9%7.0% (±5.9 points)12.5%12.0%11.5%
30% to 34.9%0.0% (±7.9 points)10.4%10.0%9.2%
35% or more56.5% (±15.3 points)41.1%41.8%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Millis against Norfolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MillisNorfolk CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Paying 30% or more56.5% (±17.2 points)51.5% (±1.8 points)51.8% (±0.5 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more56.5% (±15.3 points)41.1% (±1.5 points)41.8% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income41.6% (±15.8 points)30.7% (±0.7 points)30.9% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$50,298 (±$21,384)$74,159 (±$3,427)$60,987 (±$576)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,696 (±$279)$2,149 (±$29)$1,762 (±$9)$1,413

In Millis, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Norfolk County (51.5%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (51.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Norfolk County, Millis ranks 7 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 114 of 351.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Millis

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Millis
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Millis—56.5% (±17.2 points)—
Medfield3.1 mi63.1% (±19.5 points)Not measurably different
Medfield (community)3.4 mi47.8% (±19.9 points)Not measurably different
Medway3.6 mi35.3% (±18.1 points)Not measurably different
Sherborn4.1 mi48.0% (±28.3 points)Not measurably different
Norfolk4.3 mi57.2% (±39.1 points)Not measurably different
Holliston4.9 mi53.5% (±21.9 points)Not measurably different
Dover5.6 mi20.0% (±69.4 points)Not measurably different
Walpole5.8 mi37.8% (±10.2 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Norfolk County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
1Stoughton68.4% (±7.5 points)
2Medfield63.1% (±19.5 points)
3Bellingham62.8% (±13.9 points)
4Randolph Town62.1% (±11.1 points)
5Westwood60.9% (±15.1 points)
6Norfolk57.2% (±39.1 points)
7Millis56.5% (±17.2 points)
8Dedham56.4% (±10.2 points)
9Needham55.9% (±11.0 points)
10Weymouth Town55.5% (±6.9 points)
11Norwood54.3% (±6.9 points)
12Foxborough54.0% (±13.7 points)
13Plainville53.8% (±14.9 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Norfolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Millis include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Millis-Clicquot.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Millis

Are renters in Millis rent-burdened?

56.5% of renting households in Millis pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Millis spend on rent?

The median renting household in Millis, MA spends 41.6% (±15.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Millis town, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:41515, in state:25 county:021).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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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.

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