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Uxbridge vs Sutton vs Douglas vs Raynham

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).
Sutton has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Douglas has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Raynham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.1%).

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.

MeasureUxbridgeSuttonDouglasRaynham
People
Population
14,473
9,452
9,207Lowest
15,505Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%
MA: +7.4%
+4.4%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+6%
MA: +7.4%
+13.1%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8Lowest
4% above MA
44.3±2.5Highest
11% above MA
44±2.6
10% above MA
42.9±1.5
7% above MA
Sutton 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%
19.6%±3.3
MA: 19.4%
21.2%±3.8Highest
MA: 19.4%
20.4%±2.8
MA: 19.4%
Douglas and Raynham 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%
18.8%±3.2
MA: 17.9%
15.4%±3.1Lowest
MA: 17.9%
19.8%±2.3Highest
MA: 17.9%
Raynham and Sutton 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%
52.8%Highest
MA: 47.3%
41.7%
MA: 47.3%
39.7%
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5
MA: 7.9%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
MA: 7.9%
5.4%±2.3Highest
MA: 7.9%
3.9%±1Lowest
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±$7k
20% above MA
$147,125±$25k
42% above MA
$152,267±$10kHighest
46% above MA
$124,012±$16kLowest
19% above MA
Douglas and Sutton 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
$523,100±$47k
7% below MA
$470,600±$29k
16% below MA
$524,400±$29kHighest
7% below MA
Raynham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265
12% below MA
$1,190±$401Lowest
32% below MA
$1,503±$697
15% below MA
$1,749±$74Highest
about the MA average
Raynham 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
$6,763Highest
13% above MA
$6,338
6% above MA
$6,752
13% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
MA: 51.8%
47.5%±24.4
MA: 51.8%
33.9%±17.4
MA: 51.8%
67.1%±13.4Highest
MA: 51.8%
Raynham and Sutton 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%
5.8%
MA: 10%
4.8%
MA: 10%
7.7%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%
MA: 62.5%
89.7%Highest
MA: 62.5%
83.8%
MA: 62.5%
78.1%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
12 yrs newer than MA
1981
17 yrs newer than MA
1986Highest
22 yrs newer than MA
1986Highest
22 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
26% above MA
30 minLowest
about the MA average
34 min
16% above MA
36 min
25% above MA
Work from home
15.9%±3.8
MA: 18.6%
22.7%±4.1Highest
MA: 18.6%
20.9%±4.9
MA: 18.6%
11.8%±3.4Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Sutton and Douglas 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 #105 of 282 in MA #177 of 282 in MA #190 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge Sutton Douglas Bridgewater-Raynham
High school in town Uxbridge High Sutton High School Douglas High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6
12.6Highest
7.2Lowest
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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.