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Gloucester vs Stoughton vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gloucester has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Stoughton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Gloucester | Stoughton | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,075Highest |
29,225 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.2±2.3Highest 26% above MA |
45.7±1.9Lowest 14% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
| Gloucester and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Stoughton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.8%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.9% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,883±$6kLowest 19% below MA |
$104,794±$6k about the MA average |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,600±$18kHighest 7% above MA |
$523,800±$28kLowest 7% below MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
| Gloucester and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,411±$94 20% below MA |
$2,050±$200Highest 16% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,152Lowest about the MA average |
$6,215 4% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±7.1 MA: 51.8% |
68.4%±7.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Stoughton and Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest MA: 10% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
74.1% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 18% below MA |
33 min 15% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.4%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Stoughton 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 | #164 of 282 in MA | #196 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Gloucester | Stoughton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Gloucester High | Stoughton High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
10.8 |
11.2Highest |
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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.