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Upton is a small town of 3,234 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 12 miles from Worcester, MA and 27 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,234people
$476kTypical home
$1,183/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
49"Snow
233Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,234
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,310 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Providence, RI
- 12 mi to Worcester, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,004/mo)
- Median rent $1,183/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (311 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ORH airport
- 33 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,560 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 122 bars within 25 mi
- 687 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: D+10 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.