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Bantam vs Upton vs Wauregan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Upton has the most expensive homes ($577k median).
Wauregan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.7%).
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 | Bantam | Upton | Wauregan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
8,189Highest |
1,049 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7Highest 21% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
32±5.9Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Bantam and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
25.6%±9.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Wauregan and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
10.2%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bantam and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$79,545±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40k 5% below U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$262,700±$15kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 51% below U.S. |
$948±$599 33% below U.S. |
$1,254±$476Highest 11% below U.S. |
| Wauregan and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984 28% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$3,649Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
22.4%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bantam and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
60.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±7.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton and Bantam 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 | — | #46 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.