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Dracut vs Mendon vs Dartmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dracut has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.7%).
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Dartmouth has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Mendon | Dartmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 32,574 |
6,325Lowest |
33,328Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7% MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.7±2Lowest 4% above MA |
44.1±4.4Highest 10% above MA |
42.5±2 6% above MA |
| Mendon and Dartmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.6%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21%±1.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Dartmouth 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 MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
14.3%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,036±$10k 10% above MA |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$99,839±$8kLowest 4% below MA |
| Mendon 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 |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$496,500±$20k 12% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,839±$130 4% above MA |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,462±$159Lowest 17% below MA |
| Mendon and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,375 10% below MA |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$4,263Lowest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
54%±9.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Dracut 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% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
6.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
76%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 4% above MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.4%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Mendon and Dartmouth 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #115 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Dracut | Mendon-Upton | Dartmouth |
| High school in town | Dracut Senior High | None in town | Dartmouth High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.