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Milford vs Upton vs Randolph Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milford has the most renters (37.8% rent).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Randolph Town has the oldest housing (typical home built 1966).
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 | Milford | Upton | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,731 |
8,189Lowest |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 38.5±1.5Lowest 4% below MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
| Upton and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,310±$5kLowest 10% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$109,573±$6k 5% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $464,700±$12kLowest 17% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,889±$133 7% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,664 5% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,644Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±8.4 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
35 minLowest 22% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 13%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Randolph Town 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 | #213 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Randolph |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Lowest |
14.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.