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Hull vs Uxbridge vs Harwich

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hull has the most people working from home (19.7%).
Uxbridge has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Harwich has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).

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.

MeasureHullUxbridgeHarwich
People
Population
10,138Lowest
14,473Highest
13,598
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.1%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+5.2%
MA: +7.4%
+9.8%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
56.1±1.8
40% above MA
41.7±2.8Lowest
4% above MA
58.6±1.5Highest
47% above MA
Harwich and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11.4%±2.2Lowest
MA: 19.4%
19.5%±3.4Highest
MA: 19.4%
11.7%±2.5
MA: 19.4%
Age 65+
26.1%±3.1
MA: 17.9%
17.1%±2.5Lowest
MA: 17.9%
35.8%±3.5Highest
MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
50.4%
MA: 47.3%
38%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
50.6%Highest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.2Highest
MA: 7.9%
4.2%±1.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
2.4%±1.2Lowest
MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,485±$14k
11% above MA
$124,725±$7kHighest
20% above MA
$96,966±$13kLowest
7% below MA
Uxbridge and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,000±$38k
15% above MA
$441,100±$25kLowest
22% below MA
$658,600±$26kHighest
17% above MA
Harwich and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,081±$187Highest
18% above MA
$1,555±$265Lowest
12% below MA
$2,017±$738
14% above MA
Hull and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,089Highest
about the MA average
$5,836
about the MA average
$4,189Lowest
30% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.8%±14
MA: 51.8%
25.6%±5.5Lowest
MA: 51.8%
56.7%±24.4Highest
MA: 51.8%
Harwich and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%Highest
MA: 10%
3.6%Lowest
MA: 10%
4.9%
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
79.9%
MA: 62.5%
84.8%Highest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
18 yrs older than MA
1976Highest
12 yrs newer than MA
1976Highest
12 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
14% above MA
37 minHighest
26% above MA
25 minLowest
14% below MA
Work from home
19.7%±4.3Highest
MA: 18.6%
15.9%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
17.3%±4.4
MA: 18.6%
Hull and Harwich 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 #66 of 282 in MA #183 of 282 in MA #157 of 282 in MA
School district — Uxbridge Monomoy Regional School District · Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical
High school in town — Uxbridge High Monomoy Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.6Lowest
11.8Highest
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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.