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Mendon vs Monkton vs Upton
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Monkton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Upton has the most expensive homes ($577k median).
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 | Monkton | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,999 |
8,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
47.1±5.4 21% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$119,688±$28k 48% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
| Upton and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$379,900±$18k 14% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,301±$120Highest 8% below U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Monkton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$5,887 89% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±64 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Monkton and Upton 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 | — | — | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.2 |
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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.