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Rowley vs Harwich vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rowley has the most renters (18.3% rent).
Harwich has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Harwich | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,251Lowest |
13,598Highest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±6.3 25% above MA |
58.6±1.5Highest 47% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
11.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Rowley 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% |
35.8%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Rowley and Harwich 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 |
$96,966±$13kLowest 7% below 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±$52kHighest 19% above MA |
$658,600±$26k 17% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rowley and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,603±$520 9% below MA |
$2,017±$738Highest 14% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Harwich and Rowley 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 |
$4,189Lowest 30% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.7%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Harwich 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% |
4.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.8% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 3% below MA |
25 minLowest 14% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.3%±4.4 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Harwich 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 | #157 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Triton | Monomoy Regional School District · Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | None in town | Monomoy Regional High School | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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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.