Compare towns
Dracut vs Cornwall vs Pelham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dracut has the most renters (20.2% rent).
Cornwall has the oldest population (median age 50.4).
Pelham has the highest household income ($136k).
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 | Cornwall | Pelham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574Highest |
1,208Lowest |
14,449 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2 7% above U.S. |
50.4±4.6Highest 30% above U.S. |
41.5±2.7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Pelham and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±6.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornwall and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pelham and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10kLowest 41% above U.S. |
$114,583±$32k 42% above U.S. |
$135,956±$19kHighest 68% above U.S. |
| Pelham and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17k 42% above U.S. |
$458,000±$49kLowest 38% above U.S. |
$552,600±$27kHighest 66% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,125±$206Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,425±$88 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$6,726 116% above U.S. |
$8,634Highest 177% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±65.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.3%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pelham and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cornwall and Pelham 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 | — | #48 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dracut | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Pelham School District |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | None in town | Pelham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.