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Nahant vs Nahant vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
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 | Nahant | Nahant | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,325Lowest |
3,325Lowest |
8,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.7±2.9Highest 52% above MA |
60.7±2.9Highest 52% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 11%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
11%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±6.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±6.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
61.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,762±$6kLowest 8% above MA |
$112,762±$6kLowest 8% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $748,800±$99kHighest 33% above MA |
$748,800±$99kHighest 33% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,777±$334Highest about the MA average |
$1,777±$334Highest about the MA average |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,615Lowest 10% above MA |
$6,615Lowest 10% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±17.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±17.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 10% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.7%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.7%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Nahant 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 | #129 of 282 in MA | #129 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Nahant | 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.