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Milford vs Randolph Town vs Upton
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 (34.8% rent).
Randolph Town has the oldest housing (typical home built 1966).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Randolph Town | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,431 |
34,878Highest |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
— | +6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
41.3±1.8 3% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% 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 | 20.7%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest 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+ | 18.8%±2 MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,365±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
$109,573±$6k 5% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,700±$12kLowest 15% below MA |
$496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,909±$137 8% above MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below 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 | $5,869 about the MA average |
$5,644Lowest 6% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±8.5 MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest 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 | 7.6% MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.3% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
35 minLowest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest 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 | #260 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Milford | Randolph | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Milford High | Randolph High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
14.2Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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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.