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Hudson vs Middleton 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 (26.8% rent).
Middleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% 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 | Hudson | Middleton | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,077Highest |
9,816 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.7Lowest 7% above MA |
43.1±2 8% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Upton and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1% MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Hudson and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,400±$13kLowest about the MA average |
$167,402±$29kHighest 61% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
| Middleton and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,800±$22kLowest 12% below MA |
$742,700±$48kHighest 32% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82 20% below MA |
$1,407±$284Highest 20% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Middleton and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,892Lowest 15% above MA |
$8,785Highest 47% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7 MA: 51.8% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 6% above MA |
30 minLowest 3% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest 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 | #71 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hudson | Middleton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Hudson High | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.