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Clinton vs Upton vs Ware vs Boylston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clinton has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Boylston has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Clinton | Upton | Ware | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,563Highest |
8,189 |
10,048 |
4,948Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.6±2.7Lowest 4% below MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
48.2±2.3Highest 21% above MA |
| Boylston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
22%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Boylston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Clinton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,781±$10k 14% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$140,962±$28k 36% above MA |
| Upton and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,300±$19k 31% below MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$578,600±$47kHighest about the MA average |
| Boylston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76 20% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$2,032±$350Highest 15% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654 22% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$7,266 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
79.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
28 min about the MA average |
27 minLowest 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Boylston 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 | #246 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Ware | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | Blackstone Valley | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.2 |
11.1Lowest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.