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Mount Vernon vs Upton vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Upton has the most expensive homes ($577k median).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Mount Vernon | Upton | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716 |
8,189Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2Highest 21% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
37.8±4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Mount Vernon and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
31.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Chesterville and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
15%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Vernon and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Upton and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,395±$6k 8% below U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$61,635±$10kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23k 21% below U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$214,000±$40kLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$948±$599 33% below U.S. |
$1,088±$73Highest 23% below U.S. |
| Chesterville and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832 9% below U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$2,194Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Upton and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Upton 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 | RSU 38 | 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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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.