Compare towns
Uxbridge vs Danvers vs Raynham
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 affordable homes ($441k median).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Raynham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.1%).
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 | Raynham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Lowest |
28,098Highest |
15,505 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
+13.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
42.9±1.5 7% above MA |
| Danvers and Raynham 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% |
17.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Raynham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.8%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Danvers and Raynham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1Lowest 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±$7k 20% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$124,012±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
| Danvers 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 |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$524,400±$29k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Lowest 12% below MA |
$2,076±$192Highest 18% above MA |
$1,749±$74 about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836Lowest about the MA average |
$6,654 11% above MA |
$6,752Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
67.1%±13.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Raynham and Danvers 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% MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
36 min 25% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.8%±3.4Lowest 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 | #190 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | — | Bridgewater-Raynham |
| 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.