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Stow vs Upton vs Georgetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k median).
Georgetown has the shortest commute (34 min average).
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 | Stow | Upton | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,165Lowest |
8,189 |
8,474Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
| Upton and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Georgetown and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $185,809±$22kHighest 79% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$151,595±$23kLowest 46% above MA |
| Stow and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$651,200±$23k 16% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,782±$126 about the MA average |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
| Georgetown and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,376 40% above MA |
$7,272Lowest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±44.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Stow and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 23% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
34 minLowest 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Nashoba | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Georgetown |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Georgetown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.