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Upton vs Holyoke vs Milford
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 people working from home (22.8%).
Holyoke has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Milford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.6%).
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 | Holyoke | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189Lowest |
37,813Highest |
27,731 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
-4.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
40±1.6 about the MA average |
38.5±1.5Lowest 4% below MA |
| Upton and Holyoke 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% |
21.4%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
21%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Holyoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±1.6 MA: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Holyoke 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 MA: 47.3% |
25.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
32.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Milford and Holyoke 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 |
$53,605±$3kLowest 48% below MA |
$93,310±$5k 10% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$274,100±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$464,700±$12k 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,021±$60 42% below MA |
$1,889±$133Highest 7% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,065Lowest 32% below MA |
$5,664 5% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
51.7%±5.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.7%±8.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Milford 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 MA: 10% |
27%Highest MA: 10% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
41.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
62.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 22% above MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #46 of 282 in MA | #281 of 282 in MA | #213 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Holyoke · Springfield | — |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Holyoke High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.