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Rockport vs Upton vs Provincetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering RockportGloucester
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockport has the most renters (31.7% rent).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Provincetown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+24.5%).
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 | Rockport | Upton | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,009 |
8,189Highest |
3,703Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+24.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 59.7±3.3Highest 49% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
56.3±2.6 41% above MA |
| Rockport and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 38.2%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25%±5.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.6%±6.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Provincetown and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,250±$15kLowest 7% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$136,904±$44k 32% above MA |
| Upton and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $746,100±$47k 33% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$902,200±$180kHighest 61% above MA |
| Provincetown and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,851±$219Highest 5% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,261±$415 28% below MA |
| Rockport and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,215 4% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,927Lowest 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.1%±17Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.3%±17.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Rockport and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1961 3 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
13 minLowest 55% below MA |
| Work from home | 22%±5.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
31.5%±9.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Provincetown 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 | #124 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #254 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Rockport | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Provincetown |
| High school in town | Rockport Middle High | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.3Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.