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Upton vs Dalton vs Hopkinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dalton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Hopkinton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
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 | Dalton | Hopkinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189 |
6,256Lowest |
19,358Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
-6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
49.7±5.8Highest 24% above MA |
40.8±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
| Dalton and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
20.6%±4.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
29.5%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Hopkinton and Upton 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% |
27.9%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
12.5%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Dalton 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% MA: 47.3% |
44.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
77.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hopkinton and Upton 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 |
$79,438±$8kLowest 24% below MA |
$222,801±$22kHighest 114% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$295,700±$26kLowest 47% below MA |
$802,700±$39kHighest 43% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599 46% below MA |
$872±$70Lowest 51% below MA |
$2,641±$361Highest 50% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376 40% above MA |
$4,276Lowest 29% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
41.2%±19Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.4%±14.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hopkinton and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% MA: 10% |
7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1990Highest 26 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 22% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±7.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±4.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #46 of 282 in MA | #192 of 282 in MA | #5 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Central Berkshire | Hopkinton |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Wahconah Regional High | Hopkinton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
10.9Lowest |
14.4Highest |
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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.