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Millville vs Upton vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering MillvilleBlackstone
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millville has the shortest commute (32 min average).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Uxbridge has the youngest population (median age 41.7).
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 | Millville | Upton | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
8,189 |
14,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 15% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Upton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Uxbridge and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $127,188±$32k 22% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$124,725±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
| Upton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234 17% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327Lowest 11% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,836 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 10% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton 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 | #180 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Lowest |
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.