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Woonsocket vs Medfield vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Medfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Upton has the oldest population (median age 46.4).
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 | Woonsocket | Medfield | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,521Highest |
13,068 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
42.4±3 9% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Upton and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
28.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Medfield and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Upton and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
78.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$235,800±$32kHighest 192% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33k 93% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,000±$15kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$911,100±$32kHighest 174% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41k 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,161±$48 18% below U.S. |
$2,035±$559Highest 44% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$8,376 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.1%±20.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Medfield and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
36.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 38 in RI | #26 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Medfield | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Woonsocket High School | Medfield Senior High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
12.7 |
11.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.