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Sudbury vs Upton vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sudbury has the most expensive homes ($989k median).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k median).
Sharon has the oldest housing (typical home built 1970).
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 | Sudbury | Upton | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,306Highest |
8,189Lowest |
18,574 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+5.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.1Lowest 6% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
42.5±1 6% above MA |
| Upton and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Sudbury and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 83.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sharon and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $236,250±$17kHighest 127% above MA |
$155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
$191,835±$19k 85% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $988,900±$42kHighest 76% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$737,100±$33k 31% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,445±$895 18% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,310±$345Highest 31% above MA |
| Sharon and Sudbury 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 |
$8,376Lowest 40% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±12.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
49%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
3.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 19% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
39 minHighest 33% above MA |
| Work from home | 33%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.5%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Sudbury and Sharon 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 | #15 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #23 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lincoln-Sudbury · Sudbury | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Sharon |
| High school in town | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High | Blackstone Valley | Sharon High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
11.2Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.