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Question: Upton, MA

Hi girls,

My friend is looking to potentially buy a home in Upton, MA.

I don't know anything about the town, so I was hoping you might be able to give me some insight.

I'm kind of looking for how the town fares in terms of rank (school systems, median household income, etc).  I found a good list online once a long time ago, but can no longer find it.

I know that it's near Hopkinton and Hopkinton is a good town, but I don't know how Upton fares in comparison? How does it compare to Milford, etc?

Thanks.

Re: Question: Upton, MA

  • I grew up in Westborough which is another neighboring town.  I don't know a ton about Upton - if I remember, the schools are pretty good (I believe they have a regional high school - Nipmuc Reg. HS).  The town is quieter/less developed that Hopkinton and Westborough.  I would choose to live in Upton over Milford (schools are better).

    Wiki actually has a lot of good info regarding stats - it's a small town, population was under 6,000 at the 2000 census.  Median household income was just under 80,000, and just under 90,000 for a family (also as of 2000).

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  • I've never even heard of Upton. Sorry I can't be much help!
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    Ok, so it sounds like it's a pretty good town.

    The house she's looking at looks beautiful and the price is great, so it made me wonder if the town was just ehh. 

    Thanks.

  • The town has a GREAT school (Nipmuc)! I graduated from there in 2002. I grew up in the neighboring town of Mendon. Both are great; definitely better than Milford. It comes highly recommended. Smile

  • Also went to school at Nipmuc, from Mendon though, and while I had a good school experience, I'm kind of not 100% ready to endorse the school system.  I know times are tough, but the cuts they just made to the schools went pretty deep, and because it is a regional school the funding for the school can be really tough because the state only funds it as one school, not as serving two towns, and while Upton tends to pass prop 2 1/2 over rides to fund the school, Mendon doesn't, so the school suffers.  DH is from Upton, his parents actually just moved out to down size.  It's a cute town, close to roads, the school's have been turned around before, but like I said I don't think they are great right now (pains me to say it cause I have friends on the school board and as teachers there), it was once voted the most boring town in Mass, though there are worse :), and Mendon next door has a zoo, and a drive in theater :-D. 
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