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Gill vs Upton vs Turners Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Turners Falls has the most renters (44.3% 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 | Gill | Upton | Turners Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,740Lowest |
8,189Highest |
4,124 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
42.9±4.3Lowest 7% above MA |
| Upton and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±8.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Turners Falls and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,208±$14k 13% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$54,772±$5kLowest 47% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$17k 39% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$246,700±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246Highest 32% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,116±$140 37% below MA |
| Gill and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,318 28% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$3,650Lowest 39% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.9%±11.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Gill and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 29% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
18 minLowest 37% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Gill 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 | — |
| School district | Gill-Montague | 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.