Compare towns
Upton vs Lancaster vs Wareham 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).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Wareham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
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 | Lancaster | Wareham | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,189Lowest |
8,606 |
23,302Highest |
8,888 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8% MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
43.1±4.9Lowest 8% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
| Wareham 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 MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±4 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest 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% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Wareham and Millis 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% |
50.3% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham and Millis 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 |
$134,833±$27k 30% above MA |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below 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 |
$519,100±$60k 8% below MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
| Millis and Upton 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 |
$2,338±$539Highest 33% above MA |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Lancaster and Millis 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 |
$7,235 21% above MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
68.3%±36.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Lancaster and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.1% MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
33.6%±9.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 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 | #145 of 282 in MA | #272 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Nashoba | Wareham | Millis |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | None in town | Wareham Senior High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
10.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.