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Charlton vs Gardner vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Charlton has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
Gardner has the most affordable homes ($302k median).
Uxbridge has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Charlton | Gardner | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,435Lowest |
21,148Highest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±4 8% above MA |
43.7±2.3Highest 9% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Gardner and Charlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±3.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Charlton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Gardner and Charlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% MA: 47.3% |
23.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Charlton and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,587±$8k 13% above MA |
$67,518±$8kLowest 35% below MA |
$124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
| Uxbridge and Charlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $427,500±$19k 24% below MA |
$301,600±$20kLowest 46% below MA |
$441,100±$25kHighest 22% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Charlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,381±$415 22% below MA |
$1,109±$51Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Charlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,617 23% below MA |
$4,150Lowest 31% below MA |
$5,836Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.3%±9.3 MA: 51.8% |
49.7%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Gardner and Charlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
13.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
58.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 13%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Uxbridge and Gardner 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 | #133 of 282 in MA | #273 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dudley-Charlton Reg · Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric | Gardner | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School | Gardner High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
13.5Highest |
11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.