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Townsend vs Uxbridge vs Wrentham
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 kids (21% under 18).
Uxbridge has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Wrentham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Uxbridge | Wrentham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,100Lowest |
14,473Highest |
12,297 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+11.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
46.8±3.2Highest 17% above MA |
| Wrentham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.8%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Townsend and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Wrentham and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
55.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Wrentham 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 |
$124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
$151,676±$17kHighest 46% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
$441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
$654,900±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$313 17% below MA |
$1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
$1,184±$628Lowest 33% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Townsend 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 |
$5,836Lowest about the MA average |
$7,373Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±16.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40.6%±15.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Townsend and Wrentham 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% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
37 min 26% above MA |
32 minLowest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
21.9%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Wrentham 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 | #183 of 282 in MA | #49 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Middlesex | Uxbridge | King Philip · Wrentham |
| High school in town | North Middlesex Regional | Uxbridge High | King Philip Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
11.6Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.