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Uxbridge vs Wakefield 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 youngest population (median age 41.7).
Wakefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
Millville has the most homeowners (86.9%).
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 | Wakefield | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473 |
27,793Highest |
3,160Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
42.4±1.7 6% above MA |
46±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
| Millville and Wakefield 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% |
20%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Wakefield 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% |
19%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Wakefield 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% |
59.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Wakefield 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 |
$134,306±$14kHighest 29% above MA |
$127,188±$32k 22% above MA |
| Wakefield 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±$25kLowest 22% below MA |
$723,500±$24kHighest 29% above MA |
$444,600±$25k 21% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265 12% below MA |
$1,958±$102Highest 11% above MA |
$1,468±$234Lowest 17% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836 about the MA average |
$7,779Highest 30% above MA |
$5,327Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
43.7%±7.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Wakefield and Millville 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% |
4.9%Highest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
70.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
33 min 14% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #183 of 282 in MA | #179 of 282 in MA | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.