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Upton vs Bedford vs Millis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Bedford has the most expensive homes ($899k median).
Millis has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
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 | Upton | Bedford | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189Lowest |
14,727Highest |
8,888 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
44.3±1.6Lowest 11% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±2.7 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Bedford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
69.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.5%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Bedford and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
$172,400±$23kHighest 66% above MA |
$155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
| Bedford and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$898,500±$43kHighest 60% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,622±$327Highest 49% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376Lowest 40% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,344 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
42%±9.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.5%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
32.4%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Bedford and Upton 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 | #7 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Bedford | Millis |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Bedford High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
11.2Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.