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Millbury vs Upton vs Killingly vs Raynham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Millbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1965).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).

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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.

MeasureMillburyUptonKillinglyRaynham
People
Population
13,961
8,189Lowest
17,867Highest
15,505
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
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+13.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±3.1
10% above U.S.
46.4±4.8Highest
19% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
42.9±1.5
10% above U.S.
Upton and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.9%±3
U.S.: 22%
23.2%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.4%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
Upton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Upton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
53.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.6%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,790±$13k
47% above U.S.
$155,508±$33kHighest
93% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$124,012±$16k
54% above U.S.
Upton and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$450,100±$19k
35% above U.S.
$576,700±$41kHighest
73% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$524,400±$29k
58% above U.S.
Upton and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,623±$232
15% above U.S.
$948±$599Lowest
33% below U.S.
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
$1,749±$74Highest
24% above U.S.
Raynham and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,406
73% above U.S.
$8,376Highest
169% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,752
116% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.5%±12.5
U.S.: 51.1%
52.8%±31
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
67.1%±13.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Raynham and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
9% above U.S.
35 min
34% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
36 minHighest
38% above U.S.
Work from home
14.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
22.8%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Upton and Millbury 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 #202 of 282 in MA #46 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT #190 of 282 in MA
School district Millbury Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Bridgewater-Raynham
High school in town Millbury Junior/Senior High Blackstone Valley Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.3Highest
11.2
11.1Lowest
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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.