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Taunton vs Upton vs Brockton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Taunton has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Brockton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.6%).
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 | Taunton | Upton | Brockton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,433 |
8,189Lowest |
105,386Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+12.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.3 about the MA average |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
36.7±0.8Lowest 8% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
25.3%±1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Brockton and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±1.2 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
22.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.3%±0.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,283±$7kLowest 24% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$80,115±$3k 23% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,800±$9kLowest 25% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$437,500±$8k 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,324±$86 25% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,641±$52Highest 7% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,344Lowest 28% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,820 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±5.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
54.5%±4.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Taunton and Brockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
13.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.1% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 min 8% above MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.9%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #253 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #279 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Brockton |
| High school in town | Taunton High | Blackstone Valley | Brockton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.6 |
11.2Lowest |
17.0Highest |
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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.