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Uxbridge vs Woonsocket vs Northbridge vs Raynham

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 homeowners (79.9%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Northbridge has the oldest population (median age 43.8).
Raynham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.1%).

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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.

MeasureUxbridgeWoonsocketNorthbridgeRaynham
People
Population
14,473Lowest
43,521Highest
16,458
15,505
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+13.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8
7% above U.S.
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
43.8±2.6Highest
13% above U.S.
42.9±1.5
10% above U.S.
Northbridge and Raynham 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%
21.1%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
20.4%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and Northbridge 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%
16.4%±2.1
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Raynham 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Woonsocket and Northbridge 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.
$111,319±$19k
38% above U.S.
$124,012±$16k
54% above U.S.
Uxbridge and Raynham 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.
$448,600±$15k
35% above U.S.
$524,400±$29kHighest
58% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265
10% above U.S.
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,207±$102
15% below U.S.
$1,749±$74Highest
24% above U.S.
Raynham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836
87% above U.S.
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$4,821
55% above U.S.
$6,752Highest
116% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4
U.S.: 51.1%
51.2%±9.8
U.S.: 51.1%
67.1%±13.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Raynham and Northbridge 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%
7.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
70.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
31 min
17% above U.S.
36 min
38% above U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.2%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Northbridge 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 #37 of 38 in RI #226 of 282 in MA #190 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket Northbridge Bridgewater-Raynham
High school in town Uxbridge High Woonsocket High School Northbridge High None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6
15.2Highest
10.8Lowest
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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.