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Danvers vs Douglas vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Danvers | Douglas | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,098Highest |
9,207Lowest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
44±2.6 10% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Danvers and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Douglas and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$124,725±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$6,338 6% above MA |
$5,836Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the MA average |
34 min 16% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.3%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Douglas and Danvers 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #177 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Douglas | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | — | Douglas High School | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.2Lowest |
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.