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Millers Falls vs Upton vs Erving
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering Millers FallsMontague
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millers Falls has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Erving has the youngest population (median age 43.3).
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 | Millers Falls | Upton | Erving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
8,189Highest |
1,703 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.4 13% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
43.3±2.4Lowest 8% above MA |
| Upton and Millers Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Millers Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±7.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Millers Falls and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Millers Falls and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$10kLowest 34% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$77,656±$9k 25% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,200±$47kLowest 55% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$271,800±$20k 52% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,316±$181Highest 25% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,163±$213 34% below MA |
| Millers Falls and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,212 63% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$1,870Lowest 69% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±34.1 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±23Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Millers Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1957 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 14% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
28 min 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 12%±12.4 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Millers Falls 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 | Erving |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| 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.