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Millbury vs Oxford vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Oxford has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k 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.
| Measure | Millbury | Oxford | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961Highest |
13,385 |
10,048Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
42±2.8Lowest 5% above MA |
43.1±4.7Highest 8% above MA |
| Ware 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 MA: 19.4% |
21.3%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Oxford 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 MA: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Ware 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.6% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
6.7%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Oxford 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±$13kHighest 14% above MA |
$103,862±$10k about the MA average |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
| Millbury and Oxford 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 |
$374,900±$18k 33% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$1,177±$142 33% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,406Highest 10% below MA |
$4,622 23% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.8%±15.9 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4% MA: 62.5% |
82.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
28 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
16.4%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Oxford and Millbury 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 | #245 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Oxford | Ware |
| High school in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Oxford High | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
10.3Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.