Compare towns
Upton vs Eastham vs Lancaster 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).
Eastham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.1%).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
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 | Eastham | Lancaster | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,189 |
5,811Lowest |
8,606 |
8,888Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+16.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
60.4±2.5Highest 51% above MA |
43.1±4.9Lowest 8% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
12.5%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4 MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Lancaster 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% |
40.9%±6Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.5% MA: 47.3% |
54.4% MA: 47.3% |
50.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Lancaster 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 |
$72,992±$8kLowest 30% below MA |
$134,833±$27k 30% above 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±$41k about the MA average |
$732,200±$63kHighest 30% above MA |
$519,100±$60kLowest 8% below MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,747±$101 about the MA average |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Lancaster and Eastham 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 |
$4,973Lowest 17% below MA |
$7,235 21% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
83.8%±77.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7 MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Eastham and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% MA: 62.5% |
87.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.1% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
19 minLowest 36% below MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
20.4%±6.2 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Lancaster 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 | #17 of 282 in MA | #145 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Eastham · Nauset | Nashoba | Millis |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Nauset Regional High | None in town | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.