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Uxbridge vs Townsend vs Upton vs Millville
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Townsend has the youngest population (median age 40.9).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Millville has the shortest commute (32 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 | Townsend | Upton | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
9,100 |
8,189 |
3,160Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+2.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
40.9±3.3Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
46±2.2 15% above MA |
| Upton and Millville 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% |
21%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Townsend 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% |
17.1%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton 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% MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Townsend 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 |
$121,528±$23kLowest 17% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$127,188±$32k 22% above MA |
| Upton and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25k 22% below MA |
$433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
$1,469±$313 17% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,468±$234 17% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Townsend 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 |
$6,031 about the MA average |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,327Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±16.8 MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Highest MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Upton and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82% MA: 62.5% |
86.7% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 26% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
| Upton 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | North Middlesex | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | North Middlesex Regional | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
13.1Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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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.