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Dracut vs Fairhaven 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).
Fairhaven has the oldest population (median age 48.5).
Randolph Town has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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 | Fairhaven | Randolph Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
15,903Lowest |
34,878Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.7±2 4% above MA |
48.5±3.4Highest 21% above MA |
41.3±1.8Lowest 3% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.7Lowest 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% |
24.9%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10kHighest 10% above MA |
$95,965±$19kLowest 8% below MA |
$109,573±$6k 5% above MA |
| Dracut and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17k 16% below MA |
$446,700±$19kLowest 21% below MA |
$496,400±$21kHighest 12% below MA |
| Randolph Town 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 4% above MA |
$1,118±$79Lowest 37% below MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375 10% below MA |
$3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
$5,644Highest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±14Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.3% MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.4% MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Randolph Town and Dracut 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 | #126 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | Fairhaven | Randolph |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | Fairhaven High | Randolph High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
11.4Lowest |
14.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.