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Woodbridge vs Upton vs Madison

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woodbridge has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Upton has the youngest population (median age 46.4).
Madison has the most people working from home (30.2%).

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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.

MeasureWoodbridgeUptonMadison
People
Population
9,073
8,189Lowest
17,616Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
48.7±2.3
25% above U.S.
46.4±4.8Lowest
19% above U.S.
51.9±1.9Highest
33% above U.S.
Madison and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
24.7%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
23.2%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
18.1%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Woodbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.5%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Madison and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
71.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
53.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
72.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$188,750±$34kHighest
134% above U.S.
$155,508±$33kLowest
93% above U.S.
$167,442±$16k
107% above U.S.
Woodbridge and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$588,100±$40kHighest
77% above U.S.
$576,700±$41kLowest
73% above U.S.
$583,900±$30k
76% above U.S.
Woodbridge and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,808±$110
28% above U.S.
$948±$599Lowest
33% below U.S.
$2,025±$741Highest
43% above U.S.
Madison and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$8,376Lowest
169% above U.S.
$8,843
184% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
71.1%±23.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.8%±31
U.S.: 51.1%
44%±12.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Woodbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
6% below U.S.
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
30 min
13% above U.S.
Work from home
17.2%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.8%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
30.2%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Madison 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 #16 of 149 in CT #46 of 282 in MA #7 of 149 in CT
School district Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton Madison School District
High school in town Amity Regional High School Blackstone Valley Daniel Hand High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
11.2Highest
9.8Lowest
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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.