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Uxbridge vs Williamsburg 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Williamsburg has the most people working from home (26.5%).
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 | Williamsburg | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473Highest |
2,694Lowest |
3,160 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9% MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8Lowest 4% above MA |
50±2.4Highest 25% above MA |
46±2.2 15% above MA |
| Williamsburg and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.6%±4 MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Uxbridge and Williamsburg 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% |
22.7%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Williamsburg 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% |
60.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Williamsburg 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 |
$104,792±$21kLowest about the MA average |
$127,188±$32kHighest 22% above MA |
| Millville 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 |
$403,100±$37kLowest 28% below MA |
$444,600±$25kHighest 21% below MA |
| Millville and Uxbridge 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 |
$1,420±$228Lowest 19% below MA |
$1,468±$234 17% below MA |
| Uxbridge and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836Highest about the MA average |
$5,761 4% below MA |
$5,327Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
61%±28Highest MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Williamsburg and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% MA: 10% |
2.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1955Lowest 9 yrs older than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 26% above MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
26.5%±6.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #183 of 282 in MA | — | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Williamsburg | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.