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Wauregan vs Upton vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wauregan has the youngest population (median age 32).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Brooklyn has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Wauregan | Upton | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,049Lowest |
8,189 |
8,517Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 32±5.9Lowest 18% below U.S. |
46.4±4.8Highest 19% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
| Upton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±9.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Wauregan and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.2%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Upton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooklyn and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,545±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,700±$15kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,254±$476Highest 11% below U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,125±$98 20% below U.S. |
| Wauregan and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,649Lowest 17% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.4%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Upton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.8%±7.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| 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.