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Braintree Town vs Upton vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree Town has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Holbrook has the most affordable homes ($465k 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 | Braintree Town | Upton | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,899Highest |
8,189Lowest |
11,380 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.2Lowest 3% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
42.8±3.2 7% above MA |
| Upton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.5% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Braintree Town and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,214±$10k 18% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$115,210±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
| Upton and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $656,800±$14kHighest 17% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$465,400±$21kLowest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,024±$195Highest 15% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,094±$423 38% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,436Lowest 9% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$6,105 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±7.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Braintree Town and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 12% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.2%±2.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Braintree Town 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 | #84 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Braintree | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Braintree High | Blackstone Valley | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.7Highest |
11.2Lowest |
14.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.