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Bow vs Dracut vs Randolph Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Dracut has the most affordable homes ($474k median).
Randolph Town has the most renters (28.7% rent).
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 | Bow | Dracut | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Lowest |
32,574 |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
41.7±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
41.3±1.8Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Randolph Town and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Randolph Town and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$114,036±$10k 41% above U.S. |
$109,573±$6kLowest 36% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$473,900±$17kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$496,400±$21k 49% above U.S. |
| Bow and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$1,839±$130 30% above U.S. |
$2,103±$98Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$5,375Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$5,644 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±7.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph Town and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Randolph Town 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #201 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bow School District | Dracut | Randolph |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Dracut Senior High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
12.9 |
14.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.