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Braintree Town vs Upton vs Quincy
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 the most expensive homes ($657k median).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Quincy has the most renters (54.8% 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 | Braintree Town | Upton | Quincy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,899 |
8,189Lowest |
102,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.2 3% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
38.6±0.8Lowest 4% below MA |
| Upton and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.5%±1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Braintree Town 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% |
17.7%±1.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Quincy and Braintree Town 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 |
$98,882±$5kLowest 5% below 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±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$618,500±$14k 10% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,024±$195 15% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,118±$59Highest 20% above MA |
| Quincy and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,436Lowest 9% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$6,381 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±7.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
48.7%±3.5Lowest 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% |
10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
45.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 12% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
35 min 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.2%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±1.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Quincy 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 | #147 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Braintree | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Quincy |
| High school in town | Braintree High | Blackstone Valley | North Quincy High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.7Highest |
11.2Lowest |
15.5 |
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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.