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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.

Rural RetreatTrail Town
Livability Index
53
/ 100
Ranks #139 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$715k
4.7× household income
Household income
$152k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
54 min
peak driving
Population
8,311
5-yr trend 65/100

How Upton scores

Schools
80
Safety
88
Walkability
18
Transit
8
Biking
32
Dining
35
Nightlife
22
Arts & Culture
25
Green Space
48
Diversity
22
Climate
71

Who lives in Upton

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

Median age
45
Foreign-born
7.5%
Bachelor's or higher
57.8%
Population
8,037
White81.6%
Hispanic / Latino5.5%
Asian3.9%
Black5.3%
Other / multi3.7%

Schools in Upton

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
Buyers who want state forest trails, low density, strong household incomes, and B+ schools at prices below the MetroWest core.
The tradeoff
No town center to speak of, no commuter rail, and the drive to Boston routinely approaches an hour.

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