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Stoneham vs Upton vs Dover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoneham has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k median).
Dover has the most expensive homes ($1308k median).
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 | Stoneham | Upton | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,355Highest |
8,189 |
2,308Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
47.5±4Highest 19% above MA |
| Dover and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,964±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $671,900±$26k 20% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$142Highest 15% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,523Lowest 9% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±8.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Stoneham | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | Stoneham High | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
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.