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Dracut vs Epping vs Litchfield
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).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Litchfield has the highest household income ($162k).
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 | Epping | Litchfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574Highest |
7,430Lowest |
8,499 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
43.1±1.7 11% above U.S. |
| Epping and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Litchfield 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% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.9%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping 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% |
37% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10k 41% above U.S. |
$104,220±$7kLowest 29% above U.S. |
$162,036±$11kHighest 101% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17k 42% above U.S. |
$436,900±$35kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$485,000±$18kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Litchfield and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130 30% above U.S. |
$1,742±$576Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$2,138±$406Highest 51% above U.S. |
| Litchfield and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$6,936 122% above U.S. |
$8,273Highest 165% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
81.5%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Litchfield and Epping 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% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 10% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Litchfield 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 | #77 of 120 in NH | #53 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dracut | Epping School District | Litchfield School District |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | Epping High School | Campbell High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
9.3Lowest |
11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.