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Rowley vs Nahant 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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Nahant has the oldest population (median age 60.7).
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 | Nahant | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,251 |
3,325Lowest |
8,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±6.3 25% above MA |
60.7±2.9Highest 52% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
11%±3.1Lowest 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% |
36.2%±6.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8% MA: 47.3% |
61.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Rowley and Nahant 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 |
$112,762±$6kLowest 8% 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 |
$748,800±$99kHighest 33% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Nahant and Rowley 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 |
$1,777±$334Highest about the MA average |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Nahant 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 |
$6,615Lowest 10% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Nahant 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% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 3% below MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.7%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Nahant 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 | #129 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Triton | Nahant | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| 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.