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Uxbridge vs Woonsocket vs Millbury

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 people working from home (15.9%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Millbury has the oldest population (median age 42.6).

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.

MeasureUxbridgeWoonsocketMillbury
People
Population
14,473
43,521Highest
13,961Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8
7% above U.S.
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
42.6±3.1Highest
10% above U.S.
Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±3
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Millbury 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
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Woonsocket and Millbury 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
54% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$118,790±$13k
47% above U.S.
Uxbridge and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$441,100±$25k
33% above U.S.
$311,000±$15kLowest
7% below U.S.
$450,100±$19kHighest
35% above U.S.
Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265
10% above U.S.
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,623±$232Highest
15% above U.S.
Millbury and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836Highest
87% above U.S.
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$5,406
73% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.5%±12.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Woonsocket and Millbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1965
15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
29 minLowest
9% above U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Uxbridge and Millbury 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 #37 of 38 in RI #202 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Millbury
High school in town Uxbridge High Woonsocket High School Millbury Junior/Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6
15.2Highest
11.3Lowest
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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.