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Uxbridge vs Wrentham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Uxbridge has the most affordable homes ($441k median).
Wrentham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).

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.

MeasureUxbridgeWrentham
People
Population
14,473Highest
12,297Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.2%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+11.2%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
41.7±2.8Lowest
4% above MA
46.8±3.2Highest
17% above MA
Wrentham 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
MA: 19.4%
19.8%±2.4Highest
MA: 19.4%
Wrentham and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.1%±2.5Lowest
MA: 17.9%
21.7%±2.5Highest
MA: 17.9%
Wrentham 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%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
55.1%Highest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±1.5Lowest
MA: 7.9%
5.2%±1.4Highest
MA: 7.9%
Wrentham 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±$7kLowest
20% above MA
$151,676±$17kHighest
46% above MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$441,100±$25kLowest
22% below MA
$654,900±$26kHighest
17% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,555±$265Highest
12% below MA
$1,184±$628Lowest
33% below MA
Uxbridge and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,836Lowest
about the MA average
$7,373Highest
23% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.6%±5.5Lowest
MA: 51.8%
40.6%±15.4Highest
MA: 51.8%
Wrentham and Uxbridge 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%
6.9%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
82%Highest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
12 yrs newer than MA
1984Highest
20 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
26% above MA
32 minLowest
11% above MA
Work from home
15.9%±3.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
21.9%±4Highest
MA: 18.6%
Wrentham 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 #49 of 282 in MA
School district Uxbridge King Philip · Wrentham
High school in town Uxbridge High King Philip Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6Lowest
13.5Highest
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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.