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Millville vs Uxbridge vs Whitman
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).
Uxbridge has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Whitman has the most renters (28.6% rent).
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 | Uxbridge | Whitman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
14,473 |
15,295Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
| Millville and Uxbridge 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% |
19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Whitman and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±5.4 MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Uxbridge and Millville 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% |
38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Whitman and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $127,188±$32kHighest 22% above MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
$108,933±$14kLowest 5% above MA |
| Millville and Uxbridge 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 |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
$472,700±$12kHighest 16% below MA |
| Whitman and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,468±$234Lowest 17% below MA |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
$1,771±$151Highest about the MA average |
| Whitman and Uxbridge 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 |
$5,836Highest about the MA average |
$5,824 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Whitman and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 10% above MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
36 min 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.8%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Uxbridge and Millville 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 | #183 of 282 in MA | #191 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Uxbridge | Whitman-Hanson |
| High school in town | None in town | Uxbridge High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.