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Blackstone vs Upton vs Millville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blackstone has the most renters (26.8% rent).
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Millville has the shortest commute (32 min average).
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 | Blackstone | Upton | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,255Highest |
8,189 |
3,160Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±1.7Lowest 8% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
46±2.2 15% above MA |
| Upton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millville and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,191±$21kLowest 9% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$127,188±$32k 22% above MA |
| Upton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,400±$34kLowest 28% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,189±$85 33% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,468±$234Highest 17% below MA |
| Millville and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,703 5% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,327Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±18.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Blackstone and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Blackstone 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 | #207 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Blackstone Millville RHS | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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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.