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Upton vs Webster vs Ipswich
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%).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($362k median).
Ipswich has the most expensive homes ($745k median).
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 | Webster | Ipswich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189Lowest |
17,748Highest |
13,930 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+4.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
47.2±3.5Highest 18% above MA |
| Ipswich 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% |
19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Webster 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% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Ipswich 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% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
60.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Ipswich 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 |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$138,750±$16k 33% above MA |
| Upton and Ipswich 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 |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$745,400±$40kHighest 33% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,228±$81 30% below MA |
$1,598±$90Highest 9% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$7,960 33% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.5%±12.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Ipswich 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% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
74.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Ipswich 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #101 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Webster | Ipswich |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Bartlett High School | Ipswich High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
11.6Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.