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Uxbridge vs Rowley 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).
Rowley has the most expensive homes ($667k median).
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 | Rowley | Douglas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
6,251Lowest |
9,207 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
50±6.3Highest 25% above MA |
44±2.6 10% above MA |
| Rowley and Douglas 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% |
19.3%±4.5Lowest 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% |
21.6%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Rowley and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Douglas and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,725±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
$132,734±$32k 28% above MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
| Douglas and Rowley 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 |
$667,300±$52kHighest 19% above MA |
$470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265 12% below MA |
$1,603±$520Highest 9% below MA |
$1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA |
| Rowley 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 |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$6,338 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.7% MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
28 minLowest 3% below MA |
34 min 16% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest 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 | #214 of 282 in MA | #177 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Triton | Douglas |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | None in town | Douglas High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 7.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.