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Upton vs Wareham Center vs Weweantic 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 kids (23.2% under 18).
Wareham Center has the most renters (28% rent).
Weweantic has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
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 | Wareham Center | Weweantic | Millis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,189 |
3,635 |
1,452Lowest |
8,888Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+2.6% MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
50.7±6.9Highest 27% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
| Wareham Center 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% |
12%±6.5 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Millis 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% |
19%±5.3 MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millis 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% MA: 47.3% |
20.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
30.6% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±5.7 MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Wareham Center 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 |
$91,936±$8k 12% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below 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±$41k about the MA average |
$425,700±$54k 24% below MA |
$420,800±$42kLowest 25% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
| Millis 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 |
$1,415±$537 20% below MA |
— | $1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
| Millis and Wareham Center 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 |
$4,217 30% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
56.9%±27.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham Center and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% MA: 10% |
5.1%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% MA: 62.5% |
72%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.5%±13 MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Wareham Center 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 | — | — | #63 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — | — | Millis |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | — | — | Millis High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | — | 10.7Lowest |
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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.