What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cedar Crest has the most people working from home (22.7%).

Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Cedar Crest	Dunstable
People
Population	1,730Lowest	3,408Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+5.6% MA: +7.4%
Median age	36±7.2Lowest 10% below MA	41.5±2.4Highest 4% above MA
	Dunstable and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.3%±6.5Highest MA: 19.4%	22.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4%
	Cedar Crest and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.5%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9%	15%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9%
	Cedar Crest and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	61.1%Lowest MA: 47.3%	62.4%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9%	7.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$168,721±$45kLowest 62% above MA	$208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA
	Dunstable and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$629,400±$57kLowest 12% above MA	$674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA
	Dunstable and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,325±$637 25% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,644Lowest 6% below MA	$9,020Highest 51% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	60%±77.1 MA: 51.8%
Below poverty line	3.1%Highest MA: 10%	0.5%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest MA: 62.5%	96.5%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA	1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	42 minHighest 44% above MA	34 minLowest 18% above MA
Work from home	22.7%±8.7Highest MA: 18.6%	20%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Cedar Crest and Dunstable 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	—	#4 of 282 in MA
School district	—	Groton-Dunstable
High school in town	—	None in town
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Old photos in History	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.