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Newbury vs Scituate vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newbury has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Scituate has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Newbury | Scituate | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,777Lowest |
19,365Highest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.1±4.8Highest 38% above MA |
47.1±3.1 18% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Newbury and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.1% MA: 47.3% |
66.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Newbury and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $174,868±$59kHighest 68% above MA |
$136,732±$16kLowest 32% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
| Newbury and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $840,600±$40k 50% above MA |
$847,600±$25kHighest 51% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Scituate and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,806±$1kHighest about the MA average |
$1,609±$311 9% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Newbury and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,661Lowest 11% above MA |
$8,807Highest 47% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±26.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.7%±10.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Newbury and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 1 yr older than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 18% below MA |
38 minHighest 31% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.5%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Scituate 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 | #137 of 282 in MA | #43 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Triton | Scituate | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Triton Regional High School | Scituate High School | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
11.3Highest |
11.2 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.