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Douglas vs Upton vs Whitinsville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Douglas has the shortest commute (34 min average).
Upton has the most expensive homes ($577k median).
Whitinsville has the most renters (40.7% 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 | Douglas | Upton | Whitinsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207Highest |
8,189 |
7,115Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6 10% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
38.8±6Lowest 3% below MA |
| Upton and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.4%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Whitinsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.3%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Douglas and Whitinsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,267±$10k 46% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$96,145±$15kLowest 8% below MA |
| Upton and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$449,600±$22kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697Highest 15% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,197±$112 32% below MA |
| Douglas and Whitinsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338 6% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,793Lowest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
50%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Whitinsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
59.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 16% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15%±6.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Douglas 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Douglas | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.