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Millbury vs Dunstable vs Uxbridge

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Millbury has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
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.

MeasureMillburyDunstableUxbridge
People
Population
13,961
3,408Lowest
14,473Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.3%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+5.6%Highest
MA: +7.4%
+5.2%
MA: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±3.1Highest
7% above MA
41.5±2.4Lowest
4% 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
20.9%±3
MA: 19.4%
22.4%±4.3Highest
MA: 19.4%
19.5%±3.4Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Dunstable and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±2.7Highest
MA: 17.9%
15%±2.6Lowest
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+
36.1%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
62.4%Highest
MA: 47.3%
38%
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.6%±1.5
MA: 7.9%
7.1%±2.5Highest
MA: 7.9%
4.2%±1.5Lowest
MA: 7.9%
Dunstable and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,790±$13kLowest
14% above MA
$208,512±$23kHighest
101% above MA
$124,725±$7k
20% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$450,100±$19k
20% below MA
$674,000±$30kHighest
20% above MA
$441,100±$25kLowest
22% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,623±$232Highest
8% below MA
$1,325±$637Lowest
25% below MA
$1,555±$265
12% below MA
Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,406Lowest
10% below MA
$9,020Highest
51% above MA
$5,836
about the MA average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.5%±12.5
MA: 51.8%
60%±77.1Highest
MA: 51.8%
25.6%±5.5Lowest
MA: 51.8%
Dunstable and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5%Highest
MA: 10%
0.5%Lowest
MA: 10%
3.6%
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.4%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
96.5%Highest
MA: 62.5%
79.9%
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1965Lowest
1 yr newer than MA
1987Highest
23 yrs newer than MA
1976
12 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
about the MA average
34 min
18% above MA
37 minHighest
26% above MA
Work from home
14.8%±3.4Lowest
MA: 18.6%
20%±3.9Highest
MA: 18.6%
15.9%±3.8
MA: 18.6%
Dunstable 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 #202 of 282 in MA #4 of 282 in MA #183 of 282 in MA
School district Millbury Groton-Dunstable Uxbridge
High school in town Millbury Junior/Senior High None in town Uxbridge High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.3Lowest
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11.6Highest
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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.