Compare towns
Rowley vs Everett vs Edgartown vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Everett has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Edgartown has the most expensive homes ($1199k median).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Rowley | Everett | Edgartown | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,251 |
50,045Highest |
5,278Lowest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+17.8% MA: +7.4% |
+27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±6.3 25% above MA |
35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
51.9±8.6Highest 30% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
| Edgartown and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±8.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Edgartown and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.3% MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Everett and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $132,734±$32k 28% above MA |
$85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$125,236±$33k 20% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $667,300±$52k 19% above MA |
$610,000±$23k 9% above MA |
$1,199,300±$262kHighest 113% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,603±$520 9% below MA |
$2,076±$69Highest 18% above MA |
$1,796±$470 about the MA average |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Everett and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309 39% above MA |
$4,880Lowest 19% below MA |
$5,641 6% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
30%±35.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% MA: 62.5% |
37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 3% below MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
12 minLowest 60% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.6%±15.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Edgartown 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 | #214 of 282 in MA | #264 of 282 in MA | #242 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Triton | Everett | Edgartown | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | None in town | Everett High | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.