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Barnstable Town 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
Barnstable Town has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Stoughton has the most affordable homes ($524k median).
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 | Barnstable Town | Upton | Stoughton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 49,568Highest |
8,189Lowest |
29,225 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±1.9Highest 23% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
45.7±1.9Lowest 14% above MA |
| Barnstable Town and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Stoughton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.8%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Stoughton and Barnstable Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,982±$6kLowest 12% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$104,794±$6k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $602,500±$14kHighest 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$523,800±$28kLowest 7% below MA |
| Barnstable Town and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$127 9% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,050±$200Highest 16% above MA |
| Stoughton and Barnstable Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975Lowest 34% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$6,215 4% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.6%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.4%±7.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stoughton and Barnstable Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 15% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
33 min 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.4%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Stoughton 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 | #189 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #196 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Barnstable | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Stoughton |
| High school in town | Barnstable High | Blackstone Valley | Stoughton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
11.2Highest |
10.8 |
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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.