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Uxbridge vs Glocester vs Millbury

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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Glocester has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Millbury has the shortest commute (29 min average).

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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.

MeasureUxbridgeGlocesterMillbury
People
Population
14,473Highest
10,221Lowest
13,961
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
50.8±4.3Highest
31% above U.S.
42.6±3.1
10% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Millbury and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.2%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Glocester and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Millbury and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$124,725±$7kHighest
54% above U.S.
$113,508±$7kLowest
41% above U.S.
$118,790±$13k
47% above U.S.
Uxbridge and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$441,100±$25k
33% above U.S.
$396,500±$28kLowest
19% above U.S.
$450,100±$19kHighest
35% above U.S.
Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265
10% above U.S.
$1,417±$627Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,623±$232Highest
15% above U.S.
Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836Highest
87% above U.S.
$5,248Lowest
68% above U.S.
$5,406
73% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.5%±12.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and Millbury 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%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
34 min
30% above U.S.
29 minLowest
9% above U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.1%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Uxbridge and Millbury 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 #12 of 38 in RI #202 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge Foster-Glocester · Glocester Millbury
High school in town Uxbridge High Ponaganset High School Millbury Junior/Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6
12.8Highest
11.3Lowest
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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.