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Upton vs Orleans 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).
Orleans has the most expensive homes ($957k median).
Milford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Orleans | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189 |
6,415Lowest |
30,431Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.1% MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
64.7±2.5Highest 62% above MA |
38.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
10.6%±2.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.7%±2.4 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%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
49.3%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.5% MA: 47.3% |
58.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Milford and Orleans 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 |
$102,335±$13k about the MA average |
$96,365±$4kLowest 7% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$957,000±$85kHighest 70% above MA |
$476,700±$12kLowest 15% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,502±$703 15% below MA |
$1,909±$137Highest 8% above MA |
| Milford and Orleans 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 |
$5,486Lowest 8% below MA |
$5,869 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±22.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.8%±8.5Highest 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% |
8.6%Highest MA: 10% |
7.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.9% MA: 62.5% |
65.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 22% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
27.4%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.5%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Orleans 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 | #158 of 282 in MA | #213 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Nauset · Orleans | Milford |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | None in town | Milford High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
— | 11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.