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Holden vs Upton vs Rutland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holden has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Rutland has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
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 | Holden | Upton | Rutland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,064Highest |
8,189Lowest |
9,353 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±1.8 4% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
41.4±2.5Lowest 4% above MA |
| Upton and Holden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
26.4%±5.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rutland and Holden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.8 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Holden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
42%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Rutland and Holden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $141,923±$11kLowest 37% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$145,707±$28k 40% above MA |
| Upton and Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,700±$13k 16% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$462,800±$33kLowest 18% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,648±$214Highest 6% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,078±$170 39% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,359 6% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,657Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±7.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±26.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1990Highest 26 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.2%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.1%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Holden 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 | #57 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #150 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Wachusett | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Wachusett |
| High school in town | Wachusett Regional High | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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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.