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Wrentham vs Devens vs Upton vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wrentham has the most expensive homes ($655k median).
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Plainville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.3%).
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 | Wrentham | Devens | Upton | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,297Highest |
1,723Lowest |
8,189 |
9,943 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2% MA: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+20.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.2 17% above MA |
48.6±4.3Highest 22% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
43.2±3.6Lowest 8% above MA |
| Devens and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainville and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
44.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $151,676±$17k 46% above MA |
$189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$155,508±$33k 50% above MA |
$104,106±$13kLowest about the MA average |
| Devens and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $654,900±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
$556,800±$96k about the MA average |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$476,000±$35kLowest 15% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$628 33% below MA |
$1,500±$539 15% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,977±$197Highest 12% above MA |
| Plainville and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,373 23% above MA |
$5,556 7% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,329Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±15.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
53.8%±13.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% MA: 10% |
25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% MA: 62.5% |
79.3% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 11% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4 MA: 18.6% |
28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
17.9%±4.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Devens 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 | #49 of 282 in MA | — | #46 of 282 in MA | #102 of 282 in MA |
| School district | King Philip · Wrentham | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Plainville |
| High school in town | King Philip Regional High | — | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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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.