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Millville vs Wareham 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 most homeowners (86.9%).
Wareham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Uxbridge has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Wareham | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,160Lowest |
23,302Highest |
14,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.2 15% above MA |
52.1±3.1Highest 30% above MA |
41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Uxbridge and Millville 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% |
26.2%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% MA: 47.3% |
27.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Wareham 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 |
$90,383±$11kLowest 13% below MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% 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±$25kHighest 21% below MA |
$424,500±$21kLowest 24% below MA |
$441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
| Millville and Uxbridge 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 |
$1,504±$180 15% below MA |
$1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,327 11% below MA |
$4,341Lowest 28% below MA |
$5,836Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±23.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Wareham 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% |
6.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.5% MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Uxbridge and Wareham 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 | #272 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Wareham | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | None in town | Wareham Senior High | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
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.