Compare towns
Millbury vs Topsfield 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 renters (24.6% rent).
Topsfield has the most expensive homes ($853k median).
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.
| Measure | Millbury | Topsfield | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,961 |
6,564Lowest |
14,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.1Highest 7% above MA |
42.2±1.8 6% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Millbury and Topsfield 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% |
24.8%±4.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Topsfield 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% |
22.4%±3.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Topsfield 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 MA: 47.3% |
71.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.9Lowest 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±$13kLowest 14% above MA |
$195,718±$16kHighest 88% above MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,100±$19k 20% below MA |
$853,400±$40kHighest 52% above MA |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,623±$232Highest 8% below MA |
$1,115±$538Lowest 37% 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,836 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±12.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±40.8 MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Millbury and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% MA: 10% |
7.5%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.4%±8.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #202 of 282 in MA | #172 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Millbury | Topsfield | 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 |
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.