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Douglas vs Marblehead vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Douglas has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Marblehead has the most expensive homes ($944k 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 | Douglas | Marblehead | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207Lowest |
20,413Highest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6 10% above MA |
49.1±2Highest 23% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Marblehead and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% MA: 47.3% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1Lowest 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 | $152,267±$10k 46% above MA |
$182,132±$28kHighest 75% above MA |
$124,725±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
| Marblehead and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA |
$1,764±$147Highest about the MA average |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
| Marblehead and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338 6% above MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$5,836Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Marblehead 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% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% MA: 62.5% |
85.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #177 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Douglas | Marblehead | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | Marblehead High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
10.7 |
11.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.