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Brooklyn vs Halifax vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Halifax has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Brooklyn | Halifax | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517Highest |
7,748Lowest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
41.9±4.7Lowest 8% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Upton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Upton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooklyn and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$118,556±$11k 47% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
| Upton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$481,500±$51k 45% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98 20% below U.S. |
$1,804±$375Highest 28% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,840 119% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.6%±37.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Upton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton and Halifax 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 | #113 of 149 in CT | #120 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Halifax | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.