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Upton vs Maynard vs Boxborough
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).
Maynard has the most affordable homes ($527k median).
Boxborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Maynard | Boxborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189 |
10,712Highest |
5,496Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+10.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
45.3±4.3 13% above MA |
42.7±1.6Lowest 7% above MA |
| Upton and Maynard 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% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20%±4.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Boxborough 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% |
18.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
16.2%±4.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.2% MA: 47.3% |
80.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±3.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Boxborough and Maynard 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 |
$124,067±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
$144,611±$35k 39% above MA |
| Upton and Boxborough 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 |
$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
$706,900±$72kHighest 26% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,800±$148 about the MA average |
$1,887±$173Highest 7% above MA |
| Boxborough and Maynard 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 |
$8,266Lowest 38% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.8%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Boxborough 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% |
8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75% MA: 62.5% |
73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1989Highest 25 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
30 minLowest 3% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±6.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Maynard 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 | #166 of 282 in MA | #31 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Maynard | Acton-Boxborough |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Maynard High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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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.