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Chilmark vs Dracut vs Gosnold
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chilmark has the most expensive homes ($1895k median).
Dracut has the most affordable homes ($474k median).
Gosnold has the shortest commute (10 min average).
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 | Chilmark | Dracut | Gosnold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,578 |
32,574Highest |
31Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.6±8.1 34% above MA |
41.7±2Lowest 4% above MA |
60.5±20.5Highest 51% above MA |
| Gosnold and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dracut and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±12.4 MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
38.7%±100Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Gosnold and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
67.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
0%±63.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dracut and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $168,750±$28kHighest 62% above MA |
$114,036±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$700,000±$154k 25% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$1,839±$130Lowest 4% above MA |
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| Chilmark and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485 25% below MA |
$5,375Highest 10% below MA |
$2,667Lowest 55% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.8%±59.9 MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dracut and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% MA: 10% |
7.8%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.8% MA: 62.5% |
44.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 8% above MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
10 minLowest 67% below MA |
| Work from home | 25.7%±11Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.1%±72.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Chilmark and Gosnold 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 | — | #201 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Up-Island Regional | Dracut | Gosnold |
| High school in town | None in town | Dracut Senior High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.