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Upton vs Ware vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Ware has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Warwick has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
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 | Ware | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189 |
10,048Highest |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick 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% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Ware 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% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick 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% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware 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±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware 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% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 22% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Warwick 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Ware | Warwick |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.