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Upton vs Devens vs Chaplin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
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 | Devens | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189Highest |
1,723Lowest |
2,070 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
48.6±4.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
43.7±4.8Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Devens and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
14%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chaplin 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Devens 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 93% above U.S. |
$189,250±$63kHighest 134% above U.S. |
$97,846±$14kLowest 21% above U.S. |
| Devens 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±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$556,800±$96k 67% above U.S. |
$255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Upton and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,500±$539Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,473±$275 4% above U.S. |
| Devens and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$5,556 78% above U.S. |
$4,524Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
85.4%±64.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Devens 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
25.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
32 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.5%±11.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Devens 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 | — | — |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | — | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | 7.5Lowest |
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U.S. 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.