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Uxbridge vs Ware vs Barre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Uxbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Barre has the oldest population (median age 43.8).
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 | Ware | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
10,048 |
5,572Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
43.8±8.5Highest 9% above MA |
| Barre and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Uxbridge and Ware 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% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
19%±5.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
31.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±3.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Barre and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,725±$7kHighest 20% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$107,727±$13k 4% above MA |
| Uxbridge and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25kHighest 22% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$394,300±$55k 30% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$1,030±$713Lowest 42% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836Highest about the MA average |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$5,163 14% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±27.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Barre 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% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
8.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
36 min 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±4.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Uxbridge and Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #134 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Ware | Quabbin |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Quabbin Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
11.1Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.