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Upton vs Webster vs Ware vs Sutton
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).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Sutton has the most homeowners (89.7%).
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 | Ware | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,189Lowest |
17,748Highest |
10,048 |
9,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
44.3±2.5 11% above MA |
| Upton and Sutton 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% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3 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%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Ware 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% |
25.3% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Ware 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±$6k 30% below MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$147,125±$25k 42% above MA |
| Upton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$361,500±$12k 36% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$523,100±$47k 7% below MA |
| Upton and Sutton 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 |
$1,228±$81Highest 30% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$1,190±$401 32% below MA |
| Webster and Sutton 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 |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$6,763 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 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% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Sutton 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Webster | Ware | Sutton |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | Bartlett High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
11.6 |
11.1Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.