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Billerica vs Upton vs Dracut
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Billerica has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Upton | Dracut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,003Highest |
8,189Lowest |
32,574 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.6 8% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
41.7±2Lowest 4% above MA |
| Upton 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 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
| Upton 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% MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Billerica and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,200±$8k 43% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$114,036±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
| Upton and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $612,000±$13kHighest 9% above MA |
$576,700±$41k about the MA average |
$473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
| Billerica and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,282±$173Highest 30% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,839±$130 4% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,358 6% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±8.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dracut and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 8% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.5%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #201 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Dracut |
| High school in town | Billerica Memorial High School | Blackstone Valley | Dracut Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1Highest |
11.2Lowest |
12.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.