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Uxbridge vs Webster vs East Bridgewater
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 oldest population (median age 41.7).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
East Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($510k median).
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 | Webster | East Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473 |
17,748Highest |
14,456Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Highest 4% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
41.6±2.2 4% above MA |
| Uxbridge and East Bridgewater 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%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| East Bridgewater and Webster 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% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Webster 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and East Bridgewater 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 |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$133,853±$9kHighest 29% above MA |
| East Bridgewater and Uxbridge 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 |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$510,200±$32kHighest 9% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265 12% below MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
$1,981±$671Highest 12% above MA |
| East Bridgewater and Uxbridge 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 |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$6,522Highest 9% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
60.9%±20.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| East Bridgewater and Webster 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% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.3%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| East Bridgewater 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #204 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Webster | East Bridgewater |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | Bartlett High School | East Bridgewater JR./SR. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
11.6Lowest |
13.3Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.