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Upton vs Oak Bluffs 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 people working from home (22.8%).
Oak Bluffs has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Oak Bluffs | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189 |
5,407Lowest |
8,888Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+18%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
43.6±6.1Lowest 9% above MA |
46.4±3Highest 16% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
24.5%±7Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Oak Bluffs and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis and Oak Bluffs 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% |
47.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
1%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millis and Upton 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 |
$145,196±$37kLowest 40% above 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±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$923,100±$132kHighest 64% above MA |
$603,500±$31k 7% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,099±$666 38% below MA |
$1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
| Millis and Oak Bluffs 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 |
$4,845Lowest 19% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
36.6%±34.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% MA: 10% |
2.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
13 minLowest 54% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.5%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Millis 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 | #111 of 282 in MA | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Oak Bluffs · Martha's Vineyard | Millis |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Martha's Vineyard Regional High | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
8.5Lowest |
10.7 |
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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.