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Upton vs Kennebunk vs Milford
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 highest household income ($156k).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Milford has the youngest population (median age 38.5).
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 | Kennebunk | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189 |
6,221Lowest |
27,731Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
54.3±7.2Highest 40% above U.S. |
38.5±1.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kennebunk 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% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Milford 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% |
30.9%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Milford 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±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$95,169±$21k 18% above U.S. |
$93,310±$5kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$452,800±$17kLowest 36% above U.S. |
$464,700±$12k 40% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,466±$261 4% above U.S. |
$1,889±$133Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$4,771Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$5,664 82% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.7%±8.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
62.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 34% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
36.6%±10.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk 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 | #9 of 133 in ME | #213 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — | — |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
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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.