Compare towns
Andover vs Dunstable vs Tyngsborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most people working from home (30.4%).
Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
Tyngsborough has the most affordable homes ($553k median).
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 | Andover | Dunstable | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,652Highest |
3,408Lowest |
12,550 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1Highest 7% above MA |
41.5±2.4 4% above MA |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Andover and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 16%±1.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Andover and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.4% MA: 47.3% |
51.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,606±$16k 66% above MA |
$208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
$129,348±$18kLowest 24% above MA |
| Dunstable and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA |
$674,000±$30k 20% above MA |
$552,500±$34kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,201±$129Highest 25% above MA |
$1,325±$637Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,986±$404 13% above MA |
| Andover and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$9,020 51% above MA |
$7,426Lowest 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±7.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±77.1 MA: 51.8% |
72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% MA: 10% |
0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
34 minHighest 18% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.9 MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 282 in MA | #4 of 282 in MA | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Groton-Dunstable | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | None in town | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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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.