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Bellingham vs Devens vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellingham has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
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 | Bellingham | Devens | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,410Highest |
1,723Lowest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% MA: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.2±1.5Lowest 4% below MA |
48.6±4.3Highest 22% above MA |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
| Devens and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±3.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Bellingham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Uxbridge and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Devens and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,307±$10k 21% above MA |
$189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$124,725±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
| Devens and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,700±$13k 20% below MA |
$556,800±$96kHighest about the MA average |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Devens and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,836±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,500±$539Lowest 15% below MA |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
| Bellingham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,030Lowest 16% below MA |
$5,556 7% below MA |
$5,836Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±16.6 MA: 51.8% |
85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% MA: 10% |
25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.3% MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 24% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Devens and Bellingham 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 | #232 of 282 in MA | — | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bellingham | — | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Bellingham High School | — | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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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.