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Middlefield vs Mount Washington vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the most affordable homes ($333k median).
Mount Washington has the most people working from home (30.1%).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Middlefield | Mount Washington | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 352 |
193Lowest |
8,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -26.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
— | +6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.9±3.7Highest 42% above MA |
52.1±10.7 30% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
| Middlefield and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 4.5%±9.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.1%±14.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.7%±8.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
27.5%±13 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Middlefield and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.2% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±7.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Middlefield and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$23kLowest about the MA average |
$142,500±$26k 37% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,800±$48kLowest 41% below MA |
$714,300±$141kHighest 27% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
| Mount Washington and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,625±$1kHighest 49% above MA |
— | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Middlefield and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,926 18% below MA |
$3,316Lowest 45% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
75%±100 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Middlefield and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 5% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.2%±9.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
30.1%±14.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Mount Washington 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 | — | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | — | — | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.2 |
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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.