Compare towns
Uxbridge vs Danvers 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 the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Millville has the most homeowners (86.9%).
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 | Danvers | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473 |
28,098Highest |
3,160Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
45.3±3 13% above MA |
46±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
| Millville and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Uxbridge and Millville 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% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Uxbridge and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,725±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
$125,395±$10k 21% above MA |
$127,188±$32kHighest 22% above MA |
| Millville and Danvers 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 |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265 12% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,468±$234Lowest 17% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836 about the MA average |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$5,327Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Danvers 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% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
32 min 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers 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 | #91 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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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.