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Millbury vs Hampstead vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millbury has the most renters (24.6% rent).
Hampstead has the most people working from home (21%).
Uxbridge has the highest household income ($125k).
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 | Millbury | Hampstead | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961 |
9,102Lowest |
14,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 10% above U.S. |
45.3±6.1Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.7±2.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Hampstead and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampstead and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampstead and Millbury 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hampstead 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±$13k 47% above U.S. |
$112,348±$18kLowest 39% above U.S. |
$124,725±$7kHighest 54% above U.S. |
| Uxbridge and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19k 35% above U.S. |
$521,100±$45kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$441,100±$25kLowest 33% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,299±$149Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$1,555±$265 10% above U.S. |
| 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 73% above U.S. |
$8,634Highest 177% above U.S. |
$5,836 87% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampstead and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 9% above U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampstead 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 | #49 of 120 in NH | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Hampstead School District | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | None in town | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.