What stands out worked out from the figures below

Upton has the most people working from home (13%).

Beecher Falls has the most kids (9% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Upton	Beecher Falls
People
Population	91Highest	67Lowest
Median age	70.4±0.4Highest 81% above U.S.	57.5±2.6Lowest 48% above U.S.
Kids under 18	0%±34.2Lowest U.S.: 22%	9%±40.6Highest U.S.: 22%
	Beecher Falls and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	80.2%±49.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%	32.8%±43.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Upton and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	14.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	5.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.1%±12.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%	0%±21.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Upton and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$26,042±$24k 68% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$98,100±$36k 71% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$731Lowest 77% below U.S.	$2,438Highest 22% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 U.S.: 51.1%	—
Below poverty line	0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	100%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S.	1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 min 9% below U.S.	—
Work from home	13%±12Highest U.S.: 15.1%	0%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Upton and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.