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Cavendish vs Upton vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Upton has the most expensive homes ($577k median).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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 | Cavendish | Upton | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242Lowest |
8,189Highest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9 16% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Highest 19% above U.S. |
42.7±8.3Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Upton and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cavendish and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cavendish and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$89,464±$26k 11% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$315,300±$23k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546 29% below U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,346±$128Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Tunbridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$4,645 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
76.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Tunbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.8%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Tunbridge and Upton 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 | — | #46 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.