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Whitman vs Webster vs Upton vs Dudley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Dudley 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 | Whitman | Webster | Upton | Dudley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,295Highest |
12,228 |
8,189Lowest |
11,929 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±1.8 about the MA average |
37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
40.2±2.4 about the MA average |
| Upton and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±3 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% MA: 47.3% |
18.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
6%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
13.1%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $108,933±$14k 5% above MA |
$63,837±$8kLowest 39% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$84,604±$12k 19% below MA |
| Upton and Whitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,700±$12k 16% below MA |
$333,100±$14kLowest 41% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$392,600±$19k 30% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$151Highest about the MA average |
$1,198±$85 32% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,217±$182 31% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824 about the MA average |
$3,234Lowest 46% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$3,691 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.1%±7.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
47.4%±4.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Whitman and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.9% MA: 10% |
16%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4% MA: 62.5% |
45.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 24% above MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.1%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #191 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #142 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Whitman-Hanson | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Dudley-Charlton Reg |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Blackstone Valley | Shepherd Hill Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.2Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.