Compare towns
Mendon vs Hampton vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Hampton | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325 |
1,647Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4Lowest 13% above U.S. |
51.5±5.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mendon and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$109,167±$19k 35% above U.S. |
$84,343±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37kHighest 85% above U.S. |
$295,800±$27k 11% below U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,285±$288 9% below U.S. |
$1,126±$147Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213Highest 131% above U.S. |
$4,364Lowest 40% above U.S. |
$4,798 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±51.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
90%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and Mendon 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 | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | Hampton School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.