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Pownal vs Upton vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pownal has the most people working from home (23.9%).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Manchester has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Pownal | Upton | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,696Lowest |
8,189Highest |
2,424 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.2±8.4Highest 21% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Lowest 19% above U.S. |
46.9±4.6 21% above U.S. |
| Pownal and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pownal and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pownal and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
47.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pownal and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,333±$14k 29% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$92,031±$16kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,800±$32k 31% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$299,600±$40kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$636 31% below U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$993±$116Highest 30% below U.S. |
| Manchester and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,212 67% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$3,486Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.9%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
30.9%±18.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pownal and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
85%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.9%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.9%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pownal 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 05 | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| 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.