Compare towns
Mendon vs Upton vs Concord vs Southampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most expensive homes ($1210k median).
Southampton has the shortest commute (22 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 | Upton | Concord | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,325 |
8,189 |
18,223Highest |
6,230Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
47.6±2Highest 19% above MA |
43.4±3.5Lowest 9% above MA |
| Concord and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Concord and Southampton 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% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33k 27% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$123,125±$23kLowest 18% above MA |
| Concord and Upton 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 |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$452,300±$25kLowest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213 20% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,470Lowest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
53.2%±10.5 MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
3.7% MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1983 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 min 11% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #210 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #10 of 282 in MA | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Southampton |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Concord Carlisle High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.