Compare towns
Uxbridge vs Ashby vs Northbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Uxbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Ashby has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Northbridge has the most renters (29.5% 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 | Uxbridge | Ashby | Northbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473 |
3,211Lowest |
16,458Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
50.5±3Highest 26% above MA |
43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
17%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Northbridge and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ashby and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% MA: 47.3% |
43.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Northbridge and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
$115,598±$9k 11% above MA |
$111,319±$19kLowest 7% above MA |
| Uxbridge and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
$390,500±$30kLowest 31% below MA |
$448,600±$15kHighest 20% below MA |
| Northbridge and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
$1,200±$484Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,207±$102 31% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Northbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836 about the MA average |
$6,034Highest about the MA average |
$4,821Lowest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
36.4%±53.5 MA: 51.8% |
51.2%±9.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Northbridge and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
33 min 13% above MA |
31 minLowest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.2%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Ashby and Northbridge 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 | #183 of 282 in MA | #200 of 282 in MA | #226 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | North Middlesex | Northbridge |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | None in town | Northbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 10.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.