Compare towns
Avon vs Millis vs Upton vs Stoughton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the youngest population (median age 37.5).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Stoughton has the most renters (25.9% rent).
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 | Avon | Millis | Upton | Stoughton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,774Lowest |
8,888 |
8,189 |
29,225Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±4Lowest 6% below MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
45.7±1.9 14% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±4.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
20.8%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Stoughton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
41.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Avon and Stoughton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $130,625±$33k 26% above MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$104,794±$6kLowest about the MA average |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $509,600±$62kLowest 9% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$523,800±$28k 7% below MA |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,558±$265 12% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,050±$200Highest 16% above MA |
| Stoughton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,627 11% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$6,215Lowest 4% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.4%±7.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stoughton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
33 min 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.4%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
| 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 | #212 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #196 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Avon | Millis | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Stoughton |
| High school in town | Avon Middle High School | Millis High School | Blackstone Valley | Stoughton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
10.7 |
11.2Highest |
10.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.