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Upton vs Norton vs Milford
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).
Norton has the shortest commute (33 min average).
Milford has the most renters (37.8% 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 | Norton | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189Lowest |
19,240 |
27,731Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
39.6±1.2 about the MA average |
38.5±1.5Lowest 4% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±2.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Milford 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% |
45.8% MA: 47.3% |
32.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$124,535±$11k 20% above MA |
$93,310±$5kLowest 10% below MA |
| Upton and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$501,400±$27k 11% below MA |
$464,700±$12kLowest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,911±$375Highest 8% above MA |
$1,889±$133 7% above MA |
| Norton and Milford 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 |
$5,929 about the MA average |
$5,664Lowest 5% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
46.6%±8.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.7%±8.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| 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 MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
62.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 22% above MA |
33 minLowest 12% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
13%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Norton 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 | #173 of 282 in MA | #213 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Norton | — |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Norton High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.