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Waltham vs Upton vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Waltham | Upton | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
8,189Highest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.8±7.3Highest 56% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
42.7±3.8Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Panton and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 45.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Waltham and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,500±$14k 21% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,700±$51kLowest about the U.S. average |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$438,000±$40k 32% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$113 22% below U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,410±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,714Lowest 83% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$6,695 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±58.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
61%±39Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Panton and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Panton 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.