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Douglas vs Saugus 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 most people working from home (20.9%).
Saugus has the most expensive homes ($603k 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 | Saugus | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207Lowest |
28,773Highest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6 10% above MA |
44.5±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Saugus and Douglas 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% |
15.2%±2Lowest 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% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$101,539±$3kLowest about the MA average |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$6,049 about the MA average |
$5,836Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Saugus 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% |
6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Douglas 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Douglas | Saugus | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | Saugus High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
15.5Highest |
11.6 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.