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Saugus vs Saugus vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
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 | Saugus | Saugus | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,773Highest |
28,773Highest |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
44.5±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Upton and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,539±$3kLowest about the MA average |
$101,539±$3kLowest about the MA average |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,049Lowest about the MA average |
$6,049Lowest about the MA average |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest MA: 10% |
6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.3%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #194 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Saugus | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | — | Saugus High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.5Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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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.