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Kingston vs Upton vs Seekonk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has the most renters (18.8% rent).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Seekonk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.2%).
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 | Kingston | Upton | Seekonk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,027 |
8,189Lowest |
15,694Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+13.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±3.9Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
46±3Lowest 15% above MA |
| Kingston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.7%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Kingston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
43.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Seekonk and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,876±$13kLowest 15% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$120,613±$6k 16% above MA |
| Upton and Seekonk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,600±$30kHighest 9% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$482,800±$16kLowest 14% below MA |
| Kingston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$244 34% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,916±$165Highest 9% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 28% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,956Lowest 17% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±19.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Seekonk and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 20% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.5%±4.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.1%±4.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Seekonk 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 | #99 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #70 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Kingston · Silver Lake | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Seekonk |
| High school in town | Silver Lake Regional High | Blackstone Valley | Seekonk High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
11.2 |
10.6Lowest |
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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.