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Upton vs Millbury vs Berlin
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 highest household income ($156k).
Millbury has the most affordable homes ($450k median).
Berlin 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 | Millbury | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189 |
13,961Highest |
3,378Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
42.6±3.1Lowest 7% above MA |
49.7±2.8Highest 24% above MA |
| Berlin 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% |
20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
13.4%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Millbury 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% |
20.2%±2.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
30.1%±5.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Berlin 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury and Berlin 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 |
$118,790±$13kLowest 14% above MA |
$121,336±$12k 17% above MA |
| Upton and Berlin 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 |
$450,100±$19kLowest 20% below MA |
$616,600±$55kHighest 10% above MA |
| Berlin 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 |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$2,420±$933Highest 37% above MA |
| Berlin and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
$7,116 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±19.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Berlin 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% |
5%Highest MA: 10% |
5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
77.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1992Highest 28 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
34 min 17% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±6.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Berlin 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 | #202 of 282 in MA | #61 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Millbury | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Millbury Junior/Senior High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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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.