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Hudson vs Plainville vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most renters (32% rent).
Plainville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.3%).
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 | Hudson | Plainville | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,719Highest |
9,943 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+20.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
43.2±3.6Lowest 8% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Upton and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±4 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainville and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.4% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainville and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,524±$9kLowest 13% below MA |
$104,106±$13k about the MA average |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,300±$15kLowest 16% below MA |
$476,000±$35k 15% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,397±$83 21% below MA |
$1,977±$197Highest 12% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,597 10% above MA |
$5,329Lowest 11% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.8%±13.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Plainville and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% MA: 10% |
7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
70.4% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
17.9%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #102 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Plainville | 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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| 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.