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Upton vs Danvers vs Northborough
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).
Danvers has the most renters (30.8% rent).
Northborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Danvers | Northborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189Lowest |
28,098Highest |
15,750 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
45±3Lowest 13% above MA |
| Upton and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Northborough 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% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers 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% |
48.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
65.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Northborough and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$125,395±$10kLowest 21% above MA |
$153,199±$19k 47% above MA |
| Upton and Northborough 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 |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$620,000±$24k 10% above MA |
| Danvers and Northborough 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 |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,919±$269 9% above MA |
| Danvers and Northborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$6,654Lowest 11% above MA |
$7,983 33% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.1%±16.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Northborough 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% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1980 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.5%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Northborough 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #35 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Northborough · Northboro-Southboro |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Algonquin Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
12.8Highest |
10.8Lowest |
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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.