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Upton vs Beecher Falls vs Meddybemps

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 (13%).
Beecher Falls has the most kids (9% under 18).
Meddybemps has the most renters (12.9% rent).

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.

MeasureUptonBeecher FallsMeddybemps
People
Population
91
67Lowest
139Highest
Median age
70.4±0.4Highest
81% above U.S.
57.5±2.6Lowest
48% above U.S.
63.9±4.2
64% above U.S.
Kids under 18
0%±34.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
9%±40.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
5%±21.5
U.S.: 22%
Beecher Falls and Meddybemps 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%
39.6%±15.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Upton and Meddybemps 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%
14.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±12.5
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±21.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Meddybemps and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$26,042±$24kLowest
68% below U.S.
$48,000±$13kHighest
41% below U.S.
Meddybemps and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$98,100±$36kLowest
71% below U.S.
$295,000±$73kHighest
11% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$731Lowest
77% below U.S.
$2,438Highest
22% below U.S.
$1,206
61% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
—
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Meddybemps and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1950Lowest
30 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
—
31 minHighest
19% above U.S.
Work from home
13%±12Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
0%±27.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.4%±7.8
U.S.: 15.1%
Upton and Meddybemps 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.