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Uxbridge vs Calais vs Douglas
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Uxbridge has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Calais | Douglas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
1,713Lowest |
9,207 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
42±8.6 8% above U.S. |
44±2.6Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Douglas and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Calais 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,725±$7k 54% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$152,267±$10kHighest 89% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25k 33% above U.S. |
$390,300±$36kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$470,600±$29kHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Douglas 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 10% above U.S. |
$1,408±$392Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,503±$697 6% above U.S. |
| Uxbridge and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836Lowest 87% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$6,338 103% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±17.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Calais and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 18% above U.S. |
34 min 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Douglas 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 | — | #177 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Douglas |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | None in town | Douglas High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 7.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.