Compare towns
Uxbridge vs Ayer vs Millville
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%).
Ayer has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Millville has the oldest population (median age 46).
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 | Ayer | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
3,098Lowest |
3,160 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.1% MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
42.1±6.9 5% above MA |
46±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
| Millville and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ayer and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.3%±5.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Uxbridge and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.7% MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,725±$7k 20% above MA |
$74,878±$17kLowest 28% below MA |
$127,188±$32kHighest 22% 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 | $441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
$444,600±$43kHighest 21% below MA |
$444,600±$25kHighest 21% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
$1,240±$169Lowest 30% below MA |
$1,468±$234 17% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836Highest about the MA average |
$4,911Lowest 18% below MA |
$5,327 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.9%±21.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Ayer and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.9%Highest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
58.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
32 min 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
19.8%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ayer 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 | #183 of 282 in MA | #113 of 282 in MA | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | — | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 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.