Compare towns
Cedar Crest vs Princeton vs Dunstable
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cedar Crest has the youngest population (median age 36).
Princeton has the most people working from home (29.5%).
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.
| Measure | Cedar Crest | Princeton | Dunstable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,730Lowest |
3,529Highest |
3,408 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36±7.2Lowest 10% below MA |
46.1±7Highest 15% above MA |
41.5±2.4 4% above MA |
| Princeton and Dunstable 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% |
22.2%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±4.3 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%±4.8 MA: 17.9% |
20.9%±3.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
15%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Princeton and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.1% MA: 47.3% |
59.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
1.9%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $168,721±$45k 62% above MA |
$158,750±$46kLowest 53% 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±$57k 12% above MA |
$520,500±$48kLowest 7% below 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 | — | $897±$852Lowest 49% below MA |
$1,325±$637Highest 25% below MA |
| Dunstable and Princeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644Lowest 6% below MA |
$6,633 11% above MA |
$9,020Highest 51% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 69.8%±46.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
60%±77.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Princeton and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% MA: 10% |
4.2%Highest MA: 10% |
0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
94.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 44% above MA |
37 min 25% above MA |
34 minLowest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±8.7 MA: 18.6% |
29.5%±6.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Princeton and Cedar Crest 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 | — | #59 of 282 in MA | #4 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Wachusett | Groton-Dunstable |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.