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Uxbridge vs Windham vs Millville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Uxbridge has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Millville has the oldest population (median age 46).
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 | Windham | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,473 |
16,038Highest |
3,160Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2.8 7% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
46±2.2Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Millville and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.8%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Uxbridge and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Uxbridge and Millville 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 54% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$127,188±$32k 58% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $441,100±$25kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$444,600±$25k 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,555±$265 10% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,468±$234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836 87% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,327Lowest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.6%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.2%±24.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.9%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Uxbridge | Windham School District | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Uxbridge High | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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U.S. 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.