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Dracut vs Danvers 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).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Randolph Town has the youngest population (median age 41.3).
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 | Danvers | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
28,098Lowest |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.7±2 4% above MA |
45.3±3Highest 13% above MA |
41.3±1.8Lowest 3% above MA |
| Danvers and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.2%±2Lowest 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% |
22.6%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% MA: 47.3% |
48.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10k 10% above MA |
$125,395±$10kHighest 21% above MA |
$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA |
| Danvers and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$644,200±$23kHighest 15% above MA |
$496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130Lowest 4% above MA |
$2,076±$192 18% above MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
| Randolph Town and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
$6,654Highest 11% above MA |
$5,644 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
48.8%±8.6Lowest 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% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
69.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Danvers 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | Randolph |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
12.8Lowest |
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.