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Charlton vs Uxbridge vs Webster
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).
Uxbridge has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Uxbridge | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,435Lowest |
14,473 |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±4Highest 8% above MA |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Charlton and Uxbridge 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% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Charlton and Webster 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% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Webster 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% |
38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Charlton and Webster 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 |
$124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below 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 |
$441,100±$25kHighest 22% below MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% 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 |
$1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% 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 |
$5,836Highest about the MA average |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.3%±9.3 MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Webster 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% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 13%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Uxbridge and Charlton 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 | #183 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dudley-Charlton Reg · Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric | Uxbridge | Webster |
| High school in town | Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School | Uxbridge High | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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.