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Devens vs Townsend vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Townsend has the most kids (21% under 18).
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 | Devens | Townsend | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
9,100 |
14,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.3% MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±4.3Highest 22% above MA |
40.9±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
| Devens and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Townsend and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Devens and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$121,528±$23kLowest 17% above MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
| Devens and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $556,800±$96kHighest about the MA average |
$433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
$441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
| Devens and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$539 15% below MA |
$1,469±$313Lowest 17% below MA |
$1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556Lowest 7% below MA |
$6,031Highest about the MA average |
$5,836 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±16.8 MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
8.9% MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
37 min 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Devens and Uxbridge 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 | — | #136 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | North Middlesex | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | — | North Middlesex Regional | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.