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Taunton vs Upton vs Haverhill
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 most affordable homes ($423k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Haverhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,433 |
8,189Lowest |
67,698Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
39.4±1.1 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±1.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±1.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±1.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±0.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±0.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Taunton and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,283±$7kLowest 24% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$88,326±$4k 15% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,800±$9kLowest 25% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$453,900±$9k 19% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,324±$86 25% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,668±$49Highest 5% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,344Lowest 28% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,772 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±5.9 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.2%±5.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Haverhill and Taunton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±1.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #253 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #243 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical · Taunton | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Taunton High | Blackstone Valley | Haverhill High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.6Highest |
11.2Lowest |
12.5 |
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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.