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Douglas vs Salem 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 the highest household income ($152k).
Salem has the most renters (50.3% rent).
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 | Salem | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207Lowest |
44,795Highest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6Highest 10% above MA |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
| Douglas and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±1.7Lowest 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+ | 15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Salem and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7% MA: 47.3% |
47.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Salem and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$85,153±$5kLowest 18% below MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
$542,800±$18kHighest 3% below MA |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA |
$1,836±$84Highest 4% above MA |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
| Salem and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$6,114 about the MA average |
$5,836Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Salem and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
12.1%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Salem and Douglas 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #248 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Douglas | Salem | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | Salem High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
9.8 |
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.