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Upton vs Woonsocket vs Millis vs Sutton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Sutton has the most homeowners (89.7%).

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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.

MeasureUptonWoonsocketMillisSutton
People
Population
8,189Lowest
43,521Highest
8,888
9,452
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.4±4.8Highest
19% above U.S.
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
46.4±3Highest
19% above U.S.
44.3±2.5
14% above U.S.
Kids under 18
23.2%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.4%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.7%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.5%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
52.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Woonsocket and Millis 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
93% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$155,996±$9kHighest
93% above U.S.
$147,125±$25k
82% above U.S.
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
73% above U.S.
$311,000±$15kLowest
7% below U.S.
$603,500±$31kHighest
81% above U.S.
$523,100±$47k
57% above U.S.
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
33% below U.S.
$1,161±$48
18% below U.S.
$1,696±$279Highest
20% above U.S.
$1,190±$401
16% below U.S.
Millis and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$8,376
169% above U.S.
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$9,344Highest
200% above U.S.
$6,763
117% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.8%±31
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.5%±16.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Millis 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
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
31 min
16% above U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
Work from home
22.8%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.5%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
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 #37 of 38 in RI #63 of 282 in MA #105 of 282 in MA
School district Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Millis Sutton
High school in town Blackstone Valley Woonsocket High School Millis High School Sutton High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.2
15.2Highest
10.7Lowest
12.6
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U.S. 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.