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Townsend vs Tyngsborough vs Uxbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Townsend has the most affordable homes ($433k median).
Tyngsborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
Uxbridge has the most renters (20.1% 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 | Townsend | Tyngsborough | Uxbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,100Lowest |
12,550 |
14,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.3 about the MA average |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2.8Highest 4% above MA |
| Uxbridge and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Tyngsborough and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Tyngsborough and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,528±$23kLowest 17% above MA |
$129,348±$18kHighest 24% above MA |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
$552,500±$34kHighest about the MA average |
$441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$313Lowest 17% below MA |
$1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
$1,555±$265 12% below MA |
| Tyngsborough and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,031 about the MA average |
$7,426Highest 24% above MA |
$5,836Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±16.8 MA: 51.8% |
72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
6.6% MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% MA: 62.5% |
86.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
37 min 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Tyngsborough 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | #174 of 282 in MA | #183 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Middlesex | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough | Uxbridge |
| High school in town | North Middlesex Regional | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical | Uxbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
11.2Lowest |
11.6 |
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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.