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Clarksburg vs Upton vs North Adams
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarksburg has the oldest population (median age 49.8).
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
North Adams has the most renters (49% 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 | Clarksburg | Upton | North Adams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,667Lowest |
8,189 |
12,606Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.8±7.1Highest 25% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
44.1±3.5Lowest 10% above MA |
| Clarksburg and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Clarksburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±1.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
28.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.8%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,143±$11k 26% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$47,500±$7kLowest 54% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,900±$18k 57% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$195,900±$14kLowest 65% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$190Highest 36% below MA |
$948±$599 46% below MA |
$793±$113Lowest 55% below MA |
| Clarksburg and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,993Lowest 50% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$3,078 49% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.2%±56.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
63.7%±11 MA: 51.8% |
| Clarksburg and North Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
18.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
51%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 9 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 18% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 5.6%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 282 in MA | #268 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clarksburg | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | North Adams · Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Charles McCann Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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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.