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Dracut vs Lee vs Windham
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).
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Lee | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574Highest |
4,576Lowest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2 7% above U.S. |
42.9±1.9Highest 10% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Lee and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.9%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Lee 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%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lee 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% |
50.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lee 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. |
$131,579±$54k 63% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Windham and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,900±$17kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$480,600±$61k 44% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130Lowest 30% above U.S. |
— | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$9,661 210% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dracut and Windham 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% |
2.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.6%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lee and Windham 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dracut | Oyster River Coop School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
— | 12.8Lowest |
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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.