Compare towns
Plympton vs Upton vs Halifax
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plympton has the shortest commute (33 min average).
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Halifax has the youngest population (median age 41.9).
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 | Plympton | Upton | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935Lowest |
8,189Highest |
7,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.2Highest 16% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
41.9±4.7Lowest 5% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±5.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Plympton and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Halifax and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,736±$20k 22% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$118,556±$11kLowest 14% above MA |
| Upton and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $517,800±$52k 8% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$481,500±$51kLowest 14% below MA |
| Upton and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
$948±$599 46% below MA |
$1,804±$375Highest about the MA average |
| Halifax and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Lowest 11% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$6,840 14% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.6%±37.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1979Lowest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.9%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Plympton 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 | #110 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #120 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plympton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Halifax |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| 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.