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Truro vs Upton vs Provincetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Truro has the oldest population (median age 64.1).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Provincetown has the shortest commute (12 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 | Truro | Upton | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,708Lowest |
8,189Highest |
3,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +22.5% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+25.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
56.1±2.8 40% above MA |
| Truro and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
3.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 45.6%±10.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±5.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±5.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.6%±6.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Provincetown and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,984±$72kLowest 14% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$158,125±$55kHighest 52% above MA |
| Provincetown and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $888,200±$117k 58% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$959,000±$232kHighest 71% above MA |
| Provincetown and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,284±$502Highest 27% below MA |
| Provincetown and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,140 14% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±16.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Truro and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min about the MA average |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
12 minLowest 59% below MA |
| Work from home | 35.2%±22.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
32.5%±9.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Truro and Provincetown 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 | — | #46 of 282 in MA | #254 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Truro | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.