Compare towns
Uxbridge vs Stow 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).
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Douglas has the shortest commute (34 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 | Stow | Douglas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
7,165Lowest |
9,207 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
44±2.6 10% above MA |
| Stow and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Stow and Douglas 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% |
19.1%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Stow 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% |
75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.4Lowest 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±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
$185,809±$22kHighest 79% above MA |
$152,267±$10k 46% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
$729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
$470,600±$29k 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265 12% below MA |
$1,782±$126Highest about the MA average |
$1,503±$697Lowest 15% below MA |
| Stow 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,338 6% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59.7%±44.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Stow 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% |
5.2%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
36 min 23% above MA |
34 minLowest 16% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #183 of 282 in MA | #44 of 282 in MA | #177 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Nashoba | 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.