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Uxbridge vs Millbury vs Salem
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 homeowners (79.9%).
Millbury has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Salem has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.6%).
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 | Millbury | Salem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473 |
13,961Lowest |
44,795Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
42.6±3.1Highest 7% above MA |
39.3±1.5Lowest about the MA average |
| Millbury and Uxbridge 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% |
20.9%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±1.7Lowest 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% |
20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.6%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
8.2%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
$118,790±$13k 14% above MA |
$85,153±$5kLowest 18% below 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 |
$450,100±$19k 20% below MA |
$542,800±$18kHighest 3% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Lowest 12% below MA |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
$1,836±$84Highest 4% above MA |
| Salem 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 |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
$6,114Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
54.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Salem 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% |
5% MA: 10% |
12.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.4% MA: 62.5% |
49.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.6%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Salem 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 | #202 of 282 in MA | #248 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Millbury | Salem |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | Millbury Junior/Senior High | Salem High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
11.3 |
9.8Lowest |
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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.