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Cornwall 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
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Dracut has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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 | Cornwall | Dracut | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
32,574 |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 30% above U.S. |
41.7±2 7% above U.S. |
41.3±1.8Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dracut and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornwall and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$114,036±$10k 41% above U.S. |
$109,573±$6kLowest 36% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49kLowest 38% above U.S. |
$473,900±$17k 42% above U.S. |
$496,400±$21kHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Randolph Town and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,839±$130 30% above U.S. |
$2,103±$98Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 116% above U.S. |
$5,375Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$5,644 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph Town and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cornwall 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 | — | #201 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Dracut | Randolph |
| High school in town | None in town | Dracut Senior High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Lowest |
14.2Highest |
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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.