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Dunstable vs Upton vs Devens
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunstable has the most expensive homes ($674k median).
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
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 | Dunstable | Upton | Devens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,408 |
8,189Highest |
1,723Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2.4Lowest 4% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
48.6±4.3Highest 22% above MA |
| Devens and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±4.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Dunstable and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
$155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
$189,250±$63k 82% above MA |
| Dunstable and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$556,800±$96kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$637 25% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,500±$539Highest 15% below MA |
| Devens and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,020Highest 51% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$5,556Lowest 7% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±77.1 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
79.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 18% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Devens 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 | #4 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Groton-Dunstable | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.