Compare towns
Uxbridge vs Buzzards Bay 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 the highest household income ($125k).
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Northbridge has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
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 | Buzzards Bay | Northbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473 |
2,909Lowest |
16,458Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
54.4±5.9Highest 36% above MA |
43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
6.7%±2.9Lowest 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% |
32.3%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.4%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
$94,388±$12kLowest 9% below MA |
$111,319±$19k 7% above MA |
| Uxbridge and Northbridge 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 |
$454,500±$28kHighest 19% below MA |
$448,600±$15k 20% below MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Northbridge 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 |
$1,484±$601 16% below MA |
$1,207±$102Lowest 31% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Buzzards Bay 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 |
$3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,821 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3 MA: 51.8% |
51.2%±9.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Northbridge and Buzzards Bay 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% |
7.3% MA: 10% |
7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7% MA: 62.5% |
70.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
31 minLowest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.2%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Buzzards Bay 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 | — | #226 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | — | Northbridge |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | — | Northbridge High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 10.8Lowest |
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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.