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Bridgewater Town vs Dracut vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater Town has the youngest population (median age 37.6).
Dracut has the most affordable homes ($474k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Bridgewater Town | Dracut | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,471 |
32,574Highest |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.6±1.6Lowest 6% below MA |
41.7±2 4% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Upton and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest 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+ | 17.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest 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+ | 39.5% MA: 47.3% |
36.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 16.2%±1.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,651±$7kLowest 8% above MA |
$114,036±$10k 10% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,100±$23k 5% below MA |
$473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
| Upton and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,092±$177Highest 19% above MA |
$1,839±$130 4% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Bridgewater Town and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,499 8% above MA |
$5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±13.2 MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dracut and Bridgewater Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
7.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.8% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 8% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.7 MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #121 of 282 in MA | #201 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Bridgewater-Raynham | Dracut | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional | Dracut Senior High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.1Highest |
12.9 |
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.