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About Uxbridge
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesUxbridge, a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1727 from a part of Mendon, and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. The town is located 36 mi (58 km) southwest of Boston and 15 mi (24 km) south-southeast of Worcester. The historical society says Uxbridge is the "Heart of The Blackstone Valley" and a “Cradle of the Industrial Revolution". Uxbridge, an early Textile center in the American Industrial Revolution, became a rural hub in the abolition movement. Uxbridge has a credible claim as an early incubator of the American woolen industry. Sachems of the Nipmuc deeded land to 17th-century settlers. Uxbridge history claims a first colonial woman voter, Lydia Taft, and Mass…
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Housing in Uxbridge
The typical Uxbridge home is worth about $541,000, up 2.8% in a year, 18% below the Massachusetts typical home.
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Safety in Uxbridge
Safety Grade A
Uxbridge reports less crime per resident than 85% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Uxbridge
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The public schools Uxbridge’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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