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Uxbridge vs Middleborough vs Millbury
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%).
Middleborough has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Millbury has the shortest commute (29 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.
| Measure | Uxbridge | Middleborough | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473 |
24,505Highest |
13,961Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.9% MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
43.4±2.1Highest 9% above MA |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
| Middleborough and Millbury 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% |
20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Millbury 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% |
21.8%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Middleborough 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 MA: 47.3% |
32%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Millbury 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±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
$97,056±$7kLowest 7% below MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
| 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±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
$468,700±$18kHighest 17% below MA |
$450,100±$19k 20% below MA |
| Middleborough and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Lowest 12% below MA |
$1,706±$72Highest 3% below MA |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
| Middleborough and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836 about the MA average |
$6,023Highest about the MA average |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.2%±11.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Middleborough 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 MA: 10% |
6.2%Highest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76.9% MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
31 min 7% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.6%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Middleborough | Millbury |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | Middleborough High | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
11.3Lowest |
11.3Lowest |
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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.