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Rockland vs Needham vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockland has the most renters (23.5% rent).
Needham has the most expensive homes ($1189k 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 | Rockland | Needham | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,701 |
32,459Highest |
14,473Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
43.1±1.6Highest 8% above MA |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
| Needham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
27.5%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Needham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
81.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Needham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,405±$12kLowest 8% above MA |
$214,308±$13kHighest 106% above MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $472,900±$21k 16% below MA |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 111% above MA |
$441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,610±$255 9% below MA |
$2,409±$183Highest 37% above MA |
$1,555±$265Lowest 12% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,487 8% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,836Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±10.4 MA: 51.8% |
55.9%±8.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Needham and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7% MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 14% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.7%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
32.4%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #175 of 282 in MA | #19 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Rockland | — | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | Rockland Senior High | — | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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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.