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Mendon

Central MA · pop. 6,228

Mendon sits at the edge of the Blackstone Valley with large conservation holdings, equestrian properties, and a school district shared with Upton that rates B+. The town is genuinely rural with the income profile of an affluent suburb.

Rural RetreatTrail Town
Livability Index
52
/ 100
Ranks #151 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$712k
5.5× household income
Household income
$130k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
60 min
peak driving
Population
6,228
5-yr trend 65/100

How Mendon scores

Schools
80
Safety
88
Walkability
15
Transit
8
Biking
30
Dining
30
Nightlife
20
Arts & Culture
22
Green Space
52
Diversity
22
Climate
71

Who lives in Mendon

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
44.7
Foreign-born
10.3%
Bachelor's or higher
53%
Population
6,238
White92.5%
Hispanic / Latino2.8%
Asian0.6%
Other / multi4.1%

Schools in Mendon

Mendon-Upton School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Above average
56/100
ELA · 3-8
p51
43.8%
Math · 3-8
p52
47.6%
ELA · 10
p63
65.1%
Math · 10
p62
57.9%
Grad rate
94.4%
Above average
Spend / pupil
$21.4k
Below average
Teachers / 100
7.8
Bottom 25%
Enrollment
2,072

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Horse owners, trail runners, and buyers who want rural acreage with above-average household incomes and low crime.
The tradeoff
One of the most car-dependent towns on this list with almost no local services; the commute to Boston exceeds an hour.

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