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New Castle vs Rye vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Castle has the most expensive homes ($1701k median).
Rye has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k median).
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 | New Castle | Rye | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Lowest |
5,611 |
8,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±6Highest 61% above U.S. |
55.1±3 42% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| New Castle and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.3%±16.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±5.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Castle and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
61.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Upton and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $176,953±$29kHighest 119% above U.S. |
$140,655±$39kLowest 74% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33k 93% above U.S. |
| New Castle and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,701,300±$267kHighest 411% above U.S. |
$1,028,100±$89k 209% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kLowest 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 148% above U.S. |
$1,781±$156 26% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,509Highest 173% above U.S. |
$7,519Lowest 141% above U.S. |
$8,376 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±85.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.3%±16.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Upton and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 9% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 40.1%±19.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
30.9%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| New Castle and Rye 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 | — | #2 of 120 in NH | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | New Castle School District | Rye School District | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | None 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 |
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.