Compare towns
Uxbridge vs Stow 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 youngest population (median age 41.7).
Stow has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Stow | Millbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
7,165Lowest |
13,961 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+8.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
42.6±3.1 7% above MA |
| Stow and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.3%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±3 MA: 19.4% |
| Stow and Millbury 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% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Millbury and Stow 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% |
75.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.4Lowest 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±$7k 20% above MA |
$185,809±$22kHighest 79% above MA |
$118,790±$13kLowest 14% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
$729,600±$39kHighest 30% above MA |
$450,100±$19k 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Lowest 12% below MA |
$1,782±$126Highest about the MA average |
$1,623±$232 8% below MA |
| Stow 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,406Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
59.7%±44.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
43.5%±12.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Stow 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% |
5.2%Highest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
85.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
36 min 23% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
36.6%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #183 of 282 in MA | #44 of 282 in MA | #202 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Nashoba | Millbury |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | None in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 11.3Lowest |
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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.