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Alstead vs Millis vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alstead has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Alstead | Millis | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Lowest |
8,888Highest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56±3.3Highest 44% above U.S. |
46.4±3Lowest 19% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Alstead and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millis and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33k 93% above U.S. |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41k 73% above U.S. |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$8,376 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Alstead and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #63 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | None in town | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.