Deerfield vs Millers Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Deerfield and Millers Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Deerfield and Millers Falls are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Millers Falls has the higher population (1,081 vs 441 in Deerfield). Since 2019, Millers Falls's population has grown faster (-15.8% vs -29.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Deerfield	Millers Falls
Population	441	1,081
Median age	41.5 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,646
Median home value	—	$222,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,291
Housing units	162	519
Homeownership rate	44.4%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.6%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deerfield	Millers Falls
Population	621 → 441 (-29.0%)	1,284 → 1,081 (-15.8%)
Median household income	—	$57,917 → $63,646 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$231,000 → $246,600 (+6.8%)	$180,800 → $222,600 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$790 → $1,291 (+63.4%)

Deerfield

Population

621441

Median home value

$231,000$246,600

Millers Falls

Population

1,2841,081

Median household income

$57,917$63,646

Median home value

$180,800$222,600

Median gross rent

$790$1,291

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deerfield	Millers Falls
Under 5	0.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	10.7%	16.2%
18 to 24	15.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	5.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	23.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	18.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	22.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	5.4%	12.2%
75 and over	0.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deerfield	Millers Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	97.7%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	17.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deerfield	Millers Falls
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	4.3%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	47.9%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deerfield	Millers Falls
Drove alone	29.1%	82.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	62.2%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deerfield	Millers Falls
1-unit, detached	49.4%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	14.8%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	28.5%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	5.2%
20 or more units	15.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Deerfield	Millers Falls
Poverty rate	17.4%	14.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	8	26
Median year structure built	1964	1938