Compare towns
Upton vs Mendon vs Walpole 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 affordable homes ($577k median).
Mendon has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Walpole has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
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 | Mendon | Walpole | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,189 |
6,325Lowest |
26,388Highest |
8,888 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
40.9±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2 MA: 19.4% |
25.1%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Walpole and Upton 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% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Upton 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% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
67.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
54.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Walpole 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 |
$132,256±$33kLowest 27% above MA |
$171,500±$16kHighest 65% above MA |
$155,996±$9k 50% above MA |
| Walpole and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
$687,100±$20kHighest 22% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$2,205±$222Highest 25% above MA |
$1,696±$279 4% below MA |
| Walpole and Mendon 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 |
$7,213Lowest 20% above MA |
$8,523 42% above MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
37.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Millis 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% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
34 min 15% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.2%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Walpole 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #107 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Mendon-Upton | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole | Millis |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | None in town | Walpole High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
— | 11.3Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.