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Danby vs Dracut vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Danby | Dracut | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133Lowest |
32,574Highest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8Highest 35% above U.S. |
41.7±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
| Danby and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dracut and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$114,036±$10kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
| Dracut and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$473,900±$17kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,839±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543 46% above U.S. |
$5,375Highest 72% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dracut and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Danby 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Dracut | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| 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.