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Westfield vs Upton vs West Springfield Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westfield has the youngest population (median age 39.9).
Upton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
West Springfield Town has the shortest commute (19 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 | Westfield | Upton | West Springfield Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 40,378Highest |
8,189Lowest |
28,772 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
40.1±2.6 about the MA average |
| Upton and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.9%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.5%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.7%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,753±$6k 16% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$69,371±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,100±$11k 42% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$321,500±$16kLowest 43% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$60 37% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,144±$68Highest 35% below MA |
| West Springfield Town and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,746 21% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,380Lowest 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
60.1%±9.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| West Springfield Town and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
58.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 same as MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
19 minLowest 34% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.4%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #197 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #218 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Westfield | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | West Springfield |
| High school in town | Westfield High | Blackstone Valley | West Springfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
11.2Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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MA 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.