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Carver vs Plympton vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carver has the most affordable homes ($434k median).
Plympton has the most homeowners (93.1%).
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Carver | Plympton | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,712Highest |
2,935Lowest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5Lowest 15% above MA |
46.4±4.2Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±5 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Carver and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38.4% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Carver and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$23kLowest 12% below MA |
$126,736±$20k 22% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $434,200±$21kLowest 23% below MA |
$517,800±$52k 8% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
| Upton and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,827±$345Highest 4% above MA |
$555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$948±$599 46% below MA |
| Carver and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,455Lowest 8% above MA |
$6,628 11% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±23.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.8%±40.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Carver and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% MA: 10% |
10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% MA: 62.5% |
93.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±6 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Plympton 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 | #237 of 282 in MA | #110 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Carver | Plympton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Carver Middle/High School | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
— | 11.2Highest |
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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.