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Upton vs Chatham 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).
Chatham has the most expensive homes ($943k median).
Millis has the most renters (16.8% rent).
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 | Chatham | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189 |
6,681Lowest |
8,888Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
63.4±2.8Highest 59% above MA |
46.4±3Lowest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
45.5%±5.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
60.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$85,167±$9kLowest 18% below MA |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
| Millis and Upton 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 |
$942,800±$78kHighest 68% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,485±$209 16% below MA |
$1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
| Millis and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376 40% above MA |
$4,094Lowest 32% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
58.7%±21.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Chatham and Millis 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% |
10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.4% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
25.5%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Chatham 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 | #130 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Monomoy Regional School District | Millis |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | None in town | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | 10.7Lowest |
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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.