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Dracut vs Chilmark vs Randolph Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dracut has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Chilmark has the most expensive homes ($1895k median).
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 | Dracut | Chilmark | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
1,578Lowest |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.7±2 4% above MA |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
41.3±1.8Lowest 3% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Dracut and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% MA: 47.3% |
68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10k 10% above MA |
$168,750±$28kHighest 62% above MA |
$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130Lowest 4% above MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$2,103±$98 19% above MA |
| Chilmark and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375 10% below MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,644Highest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% MA: 10% |
4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 4% above MA |
32 min 8% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Chilmark 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 | Dracut | Up-Island Regional | Randolph |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | None in town | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Lowest |
— | 14.2Highest |
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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.