Compare towns
Millbury vs Orange vs Ware 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 most expensive homes ($450k median).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Ware has the most renters (42.6% rent).
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 | Millbury | Orange | Ware | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 13,961 |
7,573 |
6,369Lowest |
14,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% MA: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6% MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1Highest 7% above MA |
41.8±2.2 4% above MA |
39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
| Millbury and Orange 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% |
22.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
20.3%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.4%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Orange 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% MA: 47.3% |
15.7% MA: 47.3% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury and Uxbridge 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 14% above MA |
$55,824±$10k 46% below MA |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
$124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
| 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±$19kHighest 20% below MA |
$245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$253,400±$31k 55% below MA |
$441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
| Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,039±$104 41% 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 | $5,406 10% below MA |
$4,136 31% below MA |
$3,408Lowest 43% below MA |
$5,836Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
41%±11.9 MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
14.1% MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4% MA: 62.5% |
70% MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
33 min 13% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Ware 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 | #275 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | — | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Ralph C Mahar Regional | — | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
9.0Lowest |
— | 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.