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Billerica vs Middlesex vs Dracut
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Billerica has the highest household income ($148k).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
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 | Billerica | Middlesex | Dracut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,003Highest |
1,943Lowest |
32,574 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.6 11% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
41.7±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dracut and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlesex and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Billerica and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,200±$8kHighest 84% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kLowest 36% above U.S. |
$114,036±$10k 41% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $612,000±$13kHighest 84% above U.S. |
$376,300±$40kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$473,900±$17k 42% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,282±$173Highest 62% above U.S. |
$1,333±$359Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$1,839±$130 30% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,358 104% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$5,375Lowest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±8.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dracut and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.5%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Billerica 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 | #146 of 282 in MA | — | #201 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Dracut |
| High school in town | Billerica Memorial High School | None in town | Dracut Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1Highest |
— | 12.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.