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Upton vs Whately vs Williamsburg
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 expensive homes ($577k median).
Whately has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Williamsburg has the most people working from home (26.5%).
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 | Whately | Williamsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,189Highest |
1,499Lowest |
2,694 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.8Lowest 16% above MA |
49.3±6.7 23% above MA |
50±2.4Highest 25% above MA |
| Williamsburg and Whately 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% |
16.4%±3.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.6%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±6.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Whately and Williamsburg 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% |
47.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
60.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.5%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Williamsburg and Whately 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 |
$116,563±$15k 12% above MA |
$104,792±$21kLowest about the MA average |
| Upton and Whately 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 |
$431,500±$22k 23% below MA |
$403,100±$37kLowest 28% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$977±$125 45% below MA |
$1,420±$228Highest 19% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,027Lowest 16% below MA |
$5,761 4% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
26.7%±29Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61%±28Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Williamsburg and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% MA: 10% |
5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% MA: 62.5% |
88.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1955Lowest 9 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 22% above MA |
23 minLowest 21% below MA |
25 min 13% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
20.4%±8.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.5%±6.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Williamsburg 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 | — | — |
| School district | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Whately | Williamsburg |
| High school in town | Blackstone Valley | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
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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.