Compare towns
Mendon vs Upton vs Hull
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%).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Hull has the oldest population (median age 56.1).
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 | Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325Lowest |
8,189 |
10,138Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Mendon 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% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hull and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Hull 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±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
| Upton and Mendon 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±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
| Hull and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
| Hull and Mendon 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 |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Upton 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 4% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Hull 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Hull |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Hull High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
8.8Lowest |
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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.