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Lenox vs Stockbridge vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the most affordable homes ($411k median).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
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 | Lenox | Stockbridge | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,866Lowest |
2,056 |
8,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 67±5.4Highest 68% above MA |
63.7±3.5 59% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
| Lenox and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.7%±6.7 MA: 19.4% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 54.8%±7.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
47%±7.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.4% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.8%±6.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Lenox and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,335±$33kLowest 41% below MA |
$146,250±$67k 41% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $410,700±$68kLowest 27% below MA |
$600,000±$99kHighest 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
| Stockbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $854±$598Lowest 52% below MA |
$858±$375 51% below MA |
$948±$599Highest 46% below MA |
| Upton and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,224Lowest 30% below MA |
$4,652 22% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±28.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest MA: 10% |
7.2% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.3% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±12Lowest MA: 18.6% |
52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #90 of 282 in MA | — | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school 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.