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Mapleton vs Uxbridge vs Webster

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Uxbridge has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).

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.

MeasureMapletonUxbridgeWebster
People
Population
1,884Lowest
14,473
17,748Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.8±6Highest
7% above U.S.
41.7±2.8
7% above U.S.
39.9±2.9Lowest
about the U.S. average
Mapleton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
Mapleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
17.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Webster and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
38%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.8%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Webster and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,731±$25k
14% above U.S.
$124,725±$7kHighest
54% above U.S.
$72,895±$6kLowest
10% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,800±$23kLowest
42% below U.S.
$441,100±$25kHighest
33% above U.S.
$361,500±$12k
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
$1,555±$265Highest
10% above U.S.
$1,228±$81
13% below U.S.
Uxbridge and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$5,836Highest
87% above U.S.
$3,999
28% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
25.6%±5.5
U.S.: 51.1%
45.7%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
59.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1962Lowest
18 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
31 min
16% above U.S.
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
15.9%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Uxbridge and Mapleton 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 — #183 of 282 in MA #271 of 282 in MA
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 Uxbridge Webster
High school in town None in town Uxbridge High Bartlett High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.6
11.6
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U.S. 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.