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Upton vs Westborough

Central MA · Central MA

Westborough leads 3–1 on headline livability metrics

Across the six headline livability metrics (schools, safety, walkability, biking, affordability, and commute), Westborough edges Upton 3 to 1 with 2 ties. Median home prices are close, within $26k of each other. Schools tilt clearly toward Westborough (95 vs. 80).

The two towns at a glance

Upton

Central MA · pop. 8,311

Upton combines Mendon-Upton school district access with Upton State Forest and some of the highest household incomes in the Blackstone Valley corridor. It feels genuinely rural but attracts affluent buyers who work in MetroWest or Providence.

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Westborough

Central MA · pop. 22,643

Tech corridor suburb anchored by a MBTA commuter rail stop and a walkable town center with more Indian and Asian restaurants than you'd expect. Westborough's school district earned Niche's top A+ rating and the town has seen major corporate campus investment.

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Head-to-head: every metric

	Upton	Westborough
Headline
Livability index	53	61 ✦
Economics
Median home	$715k	$742k ✦
Household income	$152k ✦	$142k
Price ÷ income	4.7×	5.2× ✦
Tax burden	62 ✦	60
Schools & Safety
Schools	80	95 ✦
Safety	88 ✦	85
Getting around
Commute to Boston	55 min	55 min
Walkability	18	35 ✦
Transit	8	28 ✦
Biking	32	32
Lifestyle
Dining	35	58 ✦
Nightlife	22	32 ✦
Arts & culture	25	38 ✦
Green space	48 ✦	35
Community
Diversity	22	55 ✦
Climate	71 ✦	70
5-yr trend	65	72 ✦

Clay = wins this metric. Direction matters: lower median home and shorter commute are better; everything else, higher is better.

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About this comparison

Bay State Atlas ranks 194 Massachusetts towns using public data (Census ACS, MA DESE schools, Walk Score, MA Department of Revenue tax data, and the FBI UCR safety index) normalized to 0–100. Every weight is editable. This page is a static, indexable snapshot. The live tool is faster and lets you customize what counts.