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Montgomery vs New Braintree vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montgomery has the most affordable homes ($358k median).
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Montgomery | New Braintree | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 796Lowest |
973 |
8,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-0.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.8Highest 24% above MA |
47.8±4.6 20% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
| Montgomery and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±5.8 MA: 19.4% |
20%±4.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±7 MA: 17.9% |
25.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| New Braintree and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.4% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Montgomery and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,000±$19k 18% above MA |
$99,500±$8kLowest 4% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,500±$29kLowest 36% below MA |
$408,800±$27k 27% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,484±$316Highest 16% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| New Braintree and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,283Lowest 29% below MA |
$5,508 8% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±51.2 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.8% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 23% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
35 minLowest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6 MA: 18.6% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Quabbin | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.