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Concord vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most expensive homes ($1210k median).
Uxbridge has the most affordable homes ($441k median).
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 | Concord | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,223Highest |
14,473Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.6±2Highest 19% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Concord and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$124,725±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$1,555±$265Lowest 12% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,836Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 11% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Concord Carlisle High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
11.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.