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Chapman vs Upton vs Uxbridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Uxbridge has the youngest population (median age 41.7).

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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.

MeasureChapmanUptonUxbridge
People
Population
388Lowest
8,189
14,473Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.7±11.4
17% above U.S.
46.4±4.8Highest
19% above U.S.
41.7±2.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
Upton and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
23.2%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
17.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Chapman and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
53.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
38%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Chapman and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kLowest
15% above U.S.
$155,508±$33kHighest
93% above U.S.
$124,725±$7k
54% above U.S.
Upton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
$576,700±$41kHighest
73% above U.S.
$441,100±$25k
33% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$948±$599Lowest
33% below U.S.
$1,555±$265Highest
10% above U.S.
Uxbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
41% below U.S.
$8,376Highest
169% above U.S.
$5,836
87% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.8%±31Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
25.6%±5.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Upton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
35 min
34% above U.S.
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.8%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
Upton and Uxbridge 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 #183 of 282 in MA
School district — Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton Uxbridge
High school in town — Blackstone Valley Uxbridge High
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.2Lowest
11.6Highest
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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.