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Auburn vs Northbridge vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Northbridge has the most renters (29.5% rent).
Uxbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Auburn | Northbridge | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,970Highest |
16,458 |
14,473Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% MA: +7.4% |
+4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±1.6Highest 12% above MA |
43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Auburn and Northbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Northbridge and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Auburn and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Auburn and Northbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,711±$10k 12% above MA |
$111,319±$19kLowest 7% above MA |
$124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
| Uxbridge and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$16kLowest 29% below MA |
$448,600±$15kHighest 20% below MA |
$441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
| Northbridge and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,467±$155 17% below MA |
$1,207±$102Lowest 31% below MA |
$1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,289 12% below MA |
$4,821Lowest 20% below MA |
$5,836Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.2%±9.8 MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Auburn and Northbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% MA: 10% |
7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% MA: 62.5% |
70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% below MA |
31 min 7% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.2%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Northbridge and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #106 of 282 in MA | #226 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Auburn | Northbridge | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Auburn Senior High | Northbridge High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
10.8Lowest |
11.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.