What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).

Hull has the most people working from home (19.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Dracut	Hull
People
Population	32,574Highest	10,138Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4%	-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	41.7±2Lowest 4% above MA	56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA
Kids under 18	21.4%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4%	11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	18.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9%	26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	36.4%Lowest MA: 47.3%	50.4%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9%	4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Dracut and Hull 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 10% above MA	$115,485±$14kHighest 11% above MA
	Hull 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	$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,839±$130Lowest 4% above MA	$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA
	Hull and Dracut 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	$6,089Highest about the MA average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.6%±7.4Highest MA: 51.8%	52.8%±14Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Dracut and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.8%Highest MA: 10%	5.8%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.8%Highest MA: 62.5%	79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA	1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 4% above MA	33 minHighest 14% above MA
Work from home	11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6%	19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#201 of 282 in MA	#66 of 282 in MA
School district	Dracut	Hull
High school in town	Dracut Senior High	Hull High
Students per teacherat that high school	12.9Highest	8.8Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.