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Medfield vs Upton vs Cohasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medfield has the most people working from home (32.8%).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k median).
Cohasset has the most expensive homes ($1319k median).
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 | Medfield | Upton | Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,849Lowest |
8,189 |
8,427Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.4 14% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
43.9±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
| Upton and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Cohasset and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.9% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cohasset and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $218,946±$34kHighest 111% above MA |
$155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
$199,306±$53k 92% above MA |
| Medfield and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $815,300±$46k 45% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$1,318,900±$165kHighest 135% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,014±$531 14% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
| Cohasset and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,376Lowest 40% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±17.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±15.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.2%Highest MA: 10% |
3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 8% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 32.8%±6.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield and Cohasset 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 | #26 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #41 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Cohasset |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | Cohasset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.