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Uxbridge vs Middleborough vs Douglas
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).
Middleborough has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Douglas has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Middleborough | Douglas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473 |
24,505Highest |
9,207Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+4.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
43.4±2.1 9% above MA |
44±2.6Highest 10% above MA |
| Douglas and Middleborough 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% |
18.8%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas and Uxbridge 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% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% MA: 47.3% |
32%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Douglas and Uxbridge 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 |
$97,056±$7kLowest 7% below MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
$468,700±$18k 17% below MA |
$470,600±$29kHighest 16% below MA |
| Douglas and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265 12% below MA |
$1,706±$72Highest 3% below MA |
$1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA |
| Middleborough and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836Lowest about the MA average |
$6,023 about the MA average |
$6,338Highest 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.2%±11.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Middleborough 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 MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
76.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
31 minLowest 7% above MA |
34 min 16% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
13.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Douglas 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #177 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Middleborough | Douglas |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | Middleborough High | Douglas High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
11.3 |
7.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.