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Charlton vs Millbury 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).
Millbury has the shortest commute (29 min average).
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 | Charlton | Millbury | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,435Lowest |
13,961 |
14,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3% MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±4Highest 8% above MA |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Charlton and Millbury 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% |
20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Charlton and Millbury 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% |
20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury 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% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Charlton and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,587±$8kLowest 13% above MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
$124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
| Uxbridge and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $427,500±$19kLowest 24% below MA |
$450,100±$19kHighest 20% below MA |
$441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
| Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,381±$415Lowest 22% below MA |
$1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
| Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,617Lowest 23% below MA |
$5,406 10% below MA |
$5,836Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.3%±9.3 MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millbury 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% |
5%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 13%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Uxbridge and Millbury 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 | #202 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dudley-Charlton Reg · Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric | Millbury | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
11.3 |
11.6Highest |
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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.