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Mansfield vs Millbury vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Millbury has the shortest commute (29 min average).
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 | Mansfield | Millbury | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,931Highest |
13,961Lowest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3% MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.3Lowest 4% above MA |
42.6±3.1Highest 7% above MA |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
| Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mansfield and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Mansfield and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,273±$15kHighest 21% above MA |
$118,790±$13kLowest 14% above MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
| Mansfield and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $603,500±$28kHighest 7% above MA |
$450,100±$19k 20% below MA |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$147Highest about the MA average |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$1,555±$265Lowest 12% below MA |
| Mansfield and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,226Highest 21% above MA |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
$5,836 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±8.5 MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millbury and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% MA: 10% |
5%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.4% MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 13% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 20%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Mansfield 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 | #60 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mansfield | Millbury | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Mansfield High | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
11.3 |
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.