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Uxbridge vs Webster vs Ware vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Ware | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 14,473 |
17,748Highest |
10,048 |
9,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8 4% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
44.3±2.5Highest 11% above MA |
| Sutton and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Webster 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% |
25.3% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster 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±$7k 20% above MA |
$72,895±$6k 30% below MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
| Sutton 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±$12k 36% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265Highest 12% below MA |
$1,228±$81 30% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,190±$401 32% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Webster 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 |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware 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% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Webster | Ware | Sutton |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | Bartlett High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
11.6 |
11.1Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.