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Medfield vs Upton vs Southborough
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 highest household income ($219k).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k median).
Southborough has the most kids (27% 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 | Medfield | Upton | Southborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,849Lowest |
8,189 |
10,493Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.4 14% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
43.6±1.7Lowest 9% 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%±4.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Southborough 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% |
13.8%±2Lowest 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% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Southborough 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 |
$196,808±$16k 89% above MA |
| Medfield and Southborough 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 |
$821,100±$51kHighest 46% above MA |
| Southborough and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,014±$531 14% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,496±$309Highest 42% above MA |
| Southborough 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%±17.5 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
32%±15Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Medfield 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% MA: 10% |
3.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
88.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 8% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 32.8%±6.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield and Southborough 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 | #8 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Southborough |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.