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Mendon vs Devens vs Harvard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
Devens has the oldest population (median age 48.6).
Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
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 | Mendon | Devens | Harvard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325 |
1,723Lowest |
6,927Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
48.6±4.3Highest 22% above MA |
44.1±4.7Lowest 10% above MA |
| Devens and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Harvard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16.3%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Harvard and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9% MA: 47.3% |
21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±4.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33kLowest 27% above MA |
$189,250±$63k 82% above MA |
$213,996±$24kHighest 106% above MA |
| Harvard and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
$556,800±$96kLowest about the MA average |
$833,600±$54kHighest 48% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,500±$539 15% below MA |
$1,321±$424Lowest 25% below MA |
| Mendon and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213 20% above MA |
$5,556Lowest 7% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26 MA: 51.8% |
85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
72.5%±51.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% MA: 10% |
25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% MA: 62.5% |
79.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.5%±11.5 MA: 18.6% |
44.8%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Harvard and Devens 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | — | #12 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | — | Harvard |
| High school in town | None in town | — | The Bromfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.0 |
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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.