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Uxbridge vs Dudley

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 people working from home (15.9%).
Dudley has the shortest commute (27 min average).

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.

MeasureUxbridgeDudley
People
Population
14,473Highest
11,929Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%Highest
MA: +7.4%
+4.7%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8Highest
4% above MA
40.2±2.4Lowest
about the MA average
Uxbridge and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±3.4Lowest
MA: 19.4%
20.6%±3.3Highest
MA: 19.4%
Dudley 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%
16.9%±3Lowest
MA: 17.9%
Uxbridge and Dudley 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%
24.1%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5Lowest
MA: 7.9%
13.1%±2Highest
MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$124,725±$7kHighest
20% above MA
$84,604±$12kLowest
19% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$441,100±$25kHighest
22% below MA
$392,600±$19kLowest
30% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265Highest
12% below MA
$1,217±$182Lowest
31% below MA
Uxbridge and Dudley 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
$3,691Lowest
38% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
MA: 51.8%
47.4%±4.1Highest
MA: 51.8%
Below poverty line
3.6%Lowest
MA: 10%
6.4%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Highest
MA: 62.5%
73.1%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
12 yrs newer than MA
1967Lowest
3 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
26% above MA
27 minLowest
6% below MA
Work from home
15.9%±3.8Highest
MA: 18.6%
9.1%±2.5Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #183 of 282 in MA #142 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge Dudley-Charlton Reg
High school in town Uxbridge High Shepherd Hill Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6Lowest
14.3Highest
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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.