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Cushing vs Dracut vs Nobleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Dracut has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Nobleboro has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
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 | Cushing | Dracut | Nobleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
32,574Highest |
1,906 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 25% above U.S. |
41.7±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
48.4±1.8 24% above U.S. |
| Cushing and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Dracut and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.9%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dracut and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$114,036±$10kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$100,417±$14k 24% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44k 23% above U.S. |
$473,900±$17kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$352,600±$45kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376 10% above U.S. |
$1,839±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,099±$231Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Dracut and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 26% above U.S. |
$5,375Highest 72% above U.S. |
$3,049Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dracut and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 11% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cushing and Dracut 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 | RSU 13 | Dracut | Nobleboro Public Schools |
| 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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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.